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6x Oreno – 2019 – Tenuta Sette Ponti
Label: Sealed Case
Caps: Sealed Case
Level: Sealed Case
Color: Sealed CaseWow. Fantastic aromas of blackberries, currants, minerals, violets and graphite. Full-bodied with firm, silky tannins that are incredibly polished and intense, yet ever so refined and integrated in the wine. It goes on for minutes. The is one of the best modern-day Orenos so far. Best in 2025 and onwards.
J.S. 99 - Sale!
6x Ornellaia – 2011 – Bolgheri
Label: Sealed Case
Caps: Sealed Case
Level: Sealed Case
Color: Sealed CaseAnother dark and intense wine, the 2011 Ornellaia boasts superb depth, richness and power. Here, too, 2011 has somewhat tightened over the past six months. Today, the searing tannins are quite evident, giving 2011 a gravity and muscular element that suggests aging. How long? I’m not sure, but 2011 is built to last for a long time. Herbs, new leather, menthol and cloves resonate on the huge finish.
AG 97 - Sale!
6x Ornellaia – 2005 – Bolgheri
Label: Sealed Case
Caps: Sealed Case
Level: Sealed Case
Color: Sealed CaseThe medium-bodied 2005 Ornellaia shows plenty of delineation in its dark cherries, blueberries, spices, minerals and crushed rocks. The 2005 doesn’t have the detail of the 2004 or the richness of the 2006, but it does offer notable finesse and clarity in an understated style for this wine. My impression is that this will be a relatively early-maturing vintage of Ornellaia, which is not a bad thing, considering the age-worthiness of the two vintages which surround it. In 2005 Ornellaia is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot. It is a big success in this vintage.
A.G. 93 - Sale!
6x Ornellaia – 2003 – Bolgheri
Label: Sealed Case
Caps:Sealed Case
Level: Sealed Case
Color: Sealed CaseThe 2003 Ornellaia is another impressive wine. Owing to the heat of the vintage, this is an especially ripe, opulent Ornellaia. The blend contains a higher percentage of Cabernet Franc and less Merlot than is the norm, which helps preserve a measure of freshness. It is also the first vintage where Petit Verdot is part of the blend. Dark, jammy fruit is nicely balanced by a vein of minerality that gives the wine clarity and length, yet the tannins are a touch less finessed than in the finest years, which is consistent with the quality of the vintage. The final blend is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot, aged a total of 18 months in French oak, 70% new. This is without question a very impressive 2003.
R.P. 93 - Sale!
6x Ornellaia – 2002 – Bolgheri
Label: Sealed Case
Caps: Sealed Case
Level: Sealed Case
Color: Sealed CaseThe 2002 Ornellaia (65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot) is an astoundingly good wine considering the vintage. A vibrant dark ruby/violet, it offers suggestions of herbs, tobacco, earthiness and dark red fruit with excellent length and notable structure. Although it doesn’t have the concentration or length of the best vintages, it displays terrific overall balance and is undoubtedly a huge overachiever for which General Manager/Agronomist Leonardo Raspini and his entire team deserve much credit.
R.P. 92 - Sale!
Ornellaia – 2002 – Bolgheri
Label: Perfect
Caps: Perfect
Level: Very top shoulder
Color: PerfectThe 2002 Ornellaia (65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot) is an astoundingly good wine considering the vintage. A vibrant dark ruby/violet, it offers suggestions of herbs, tobacco, earthiness and dark red fruit with excellent length and notable structure. Although it doesn’t have the concentration or length of the best vintages, it displays terrific overall balance and is undoubtedly a huge overachiever for which General Manager/Agronomist Leonardo Raspini and his entire team deserve much credit.
R.P. 92 - Sale!
Ornellaia – 2002 – Bolgheri
Label: Perfect
Caps: Perfect
Level: Top shoulder
Color: PerfectThe 2002 Ornellaia (65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot) is an astoundingly good wine considering the vintage. A vibrant dark ruby/violet, it offers suggestions of herbs, tobacco, earthiness and dark red fruit with excellent length and notable structure. Although it doesn’t have the concentration or length of the best vintages, it displays terrific overall balance and is undoubtedly a huge overachiever for which General Manager/Agronomist Leonardo Raspini and his entire team deserve much credit.
R.P. 92 - Sale!
6x Masseto – 2002 – Tenuta dell’Ornellaia
Label: Sealed Case
Caps: Sealed Case
Level: Sealed Case
Color: Sealed CaseThe 2002 is another eye-opening wine. The year is mostly remembered for its cool, wet summer and a number of dilute, uninteresting wines. Not here. The 2002 Masseto will go down as one of the handful of truly great wines made that year. I imagine in ten or twenty years it will be fascinating to taste alongside Miani’s Merlot, Soldera’s Brunello Riserva and Conterno’s Monfortino. There is no question the wine is in that league. Today the 2002 remains a baby, with tons of depth in its dark fruit. Hints of rose petal and spice develop in the glass, adding further complexity. There is plenty of structure underneath, suggesting the 2002 will be a very long-lived wine. Today, it is a knock-out.
R.P. 95+ - Sale!
Trebbiano d’Abruzzo – 2011 – Valentini
Label: Perfect
Caps: Perfect
Level: 3,1 cm
Color: PerfectThe age-worthy 2011 Trebbiano d’Abruzzo starts off slow with aromas of dried fruit, apricot, pine nut and crushed mineral. Trebbiano is known as a neutral grape, but it is expressive and articulate in the hands of this historic estate. A slow oxidative process in botte grandi has helped to cement the intensity and the purity of those aromas. The effect is seamless and perfectly integrated. If you are not already a Valentini fan, this wine will win you over. This is an Italian white with a solid track record for long cellar aging. Its natural structure and texture will carry it forward for a decade or more.
R.P. 94 - Sale!
Cepparello – 2007 – Isole & Olena
Label: Perfect
Caps: Perfect
Level: Perfect
Color: PerfectThe 2007 Cepparello comes across as rich, round and totally seductive in this tasting. Stylistically, it shares many attributes with the 1990 and 1997, although in my view it is more elegant than those wines. There is an immediacy about the 2007 that is highly appealing, and which will make the wine accessible relatively early. Layers of fruit build beautifully to an exciting crescendo of aromas and flavors. This is an undeniably sexy Cepparello.
A.G. 96 - Sale!
Cepparello – 2004 – Isole &Olena
Label: Perfect
Caps: Perfect
Level: Within the neck
Color: PerfectThe estate’s 2004 Cepparello (100% Sangiovese aged in French oak, 1/3 new) was made from minuscule yields of just 600 grams per plant and is even better than the 2003.
It exhibits a livelier color, fresher aromatics and a nuanced personality, all the products of a more balanced growing season. It boasts layers of vibrant fruit intermingled with subtle mineral and licorice notes, showing outstanding length on the palate and fine, noble tannins. A wine of extraordinary elegance, it has been stunning on the two occasions I have tasted it so far. That said, readers who want to experience this wine’s full array of tertiary notes will have to give this wine time to mature in the bottle. It is highly recommended.
A.G. 95 - Sale!
Rosso Toscano “Il Chiuso” – 2001 – Castello di Ama
Label: Perfect
Caps: Perfect
Level: Within the neck
Color: PerfectIl Chiuso takes its name from the homonymous farm where in 1984 the Pinot Noir with clones of Morey-Saint-Denis was planted. This noble variety grown on highly calcareous soil at about 500 meters above sea level, produces a wine of extraordinary elegance, harmonious and rich in fruity notes with soft and velvety tannins. On the nose, the primary aromas with the typical notes of Pinot Noir (strawberry, cherry, blueberry, violet, etc.) have become more complex with the passage of time.
