2013 Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore 1.5L [JS98][WA96][JD95+][D95]

Producer: Ornellaia
Region: Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy
Blend: 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, 7% Petit Verdot 
Year: 2013 

James Suckling, 98 Points 

"Amazing graphite and violet aromas with dark fruits. Medium to full body, ultra-velvety tannins and a long and beautiful finish. Formed and tight. I love the fresh ginger underneath it all. A cool profile that's so approachable with wonderful length." 

Wine Advocate, 96 Points

"This wine will be released in May 2016. The 2013 Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia is an integrated and seamless blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Alex Heinz tells me that 2013 was a difficult vintage especially towards the early part of the growing season. It balanced out during the summer and allowed for steady ripening of fruit before the harvest. But 2013 was not as hot as 2011 and 2012 overall, and this edition of Ornellaia is beautifully tonic and shapely as a result. The bouquet is very developed in terms of aromas this year with beautiful notes of dark fruit, tobacco and spice. Those perfumes are just gorgeous. The mouthfeel is similarly intense with tannins that are still young, but are already silky and linear in nature. This vintage promises a long aging future." 

Jeb Dunnuck, 95+ Points 

"The inky colored 2013 Ornellaia is made from 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. It was brought up in 70% new French oak, with the balance in once-used barrels, aged 18 months before bottling. Cassis, blackberries, graphite, toasty oak, and licorice notes all flow to a full-bodied, concentrated, structured 2013 that has beautiful purity and elegance, building tannin, and a great finish. It’s a beautiful wine that’s going to benefit from 2-4 years of bottle age and shine for 10-15 years." 

Decanter, 95 Points 

"This was a relatively cool vintage where the entire vine cycle was late, from bud-burst through to harvest. The result was extremely good, especially for the Merlot, which seems to be forward on the palate with white truffle, plummy fruit and a chocolate core yet showing an intense, savoury character reminiscent of black olives, with a tobacco-leaf finish. It has an elegant, dark side with austere tannins yet a sweet finish and a refreshing vibrancy."  

Alcohol: 14.5% 

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