Ornellaia 2014, Bolgheri Superiore, Tuscany, Italy399. 95 per bottle ABV 14% "To be released in May 2017, the 2014 Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia reverts to a style and personality that we have not seen in a long while. The wine shows a tight, silky and determined approach that reminds us of the Ornellaias made under the estate's previous ownership with the Marchese Lodovico Antinori in the mid 1990s. More than anything else, this has to do with the very unique characteristics of the 2014 growing

Malolactic was in stainless steel

Sheltered from the sea by the Maures Massif

A deep garnet in colour

briary and light tobacco notes

Their Riesling vines

Cabernet Sauvignon 60%

lobster and salmon and many white meat and poultry dishes

The nose displays delicate aromas of white flowers

96 points awarded by James Suckling in July 2022

One of the wines of the vintage

Now managed by Louis and Pierre Boillot and Pierre is today a winemaker on top of his form

very fine tannins