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Ornellaia, Tenuta dell'Ornellaia 2003

Tasting Notes

The opulent 2003 Ornellaia (60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot) presents a dramatic contrast to the 2004 in its super-ripe, open nose and jammy dark fruit. Ample and warm on the palate, it is clearly the product of a very hot vintage, yet it shows notable freshness along with much persistence, great overall balance and a lingering note of sweetness on the finish. 93/Anticipated maturity: 2008-2018.

93
Antonio Galloni, RobertParker.com, April 2007

Very opulent, sweet ripe, ‘hot’ nose. Velvety start to the palate and then the dry tannins kicked in with a little bit of rawness. Lacks the polish of most Ornellaias but certainly dramatic heatwave stuff. 14.5%

17.5
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, February 2008
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