1 double-magnum per lot
Details
Ornellaia--Vintage 1995
Tuscany. Estate-bottled: Antinori
Tasting note: The 1995 Ornellaia (magnum) is remarkably fresher than the same wine from bottle. There is a warm, almost exotic quality to the luxurious, rich fruit. Sweet tobacco and licorice add further layers of nuance and flavor. In magnum the wine still has a few years left, but bottles are further along in their evolution and need to be drunk over the next few years. The 1995 is a rather unique Ornellaia in that only a portion of the wine (40 finished its malolactic fermentation in barrique, while the majority of the wine underwent malo in cask. The blend is 76 Cabernet Sauvignon, 18 Merlot and 6 Cabernet Franc, and the percentage of new oak is 39 Anticipated maturity: 2009-2014. 95 points. Antonio Galloni, In the Cellar #110, January 2010
1 double-magnum per lot
Tuscany. Estate-bottled: Antinori
Tasting note: The 1995 Ornellaia (magnum) is remarkably fresher than the same wine from bottle. There is a warm, almost exotic quality to the luxurious, rich fruit. Sweet tobacco and licorice add further layers of nuance and flavor. In magnum the wine still has a few years left, but bottles are further along in their evolution and need to be drunk over the next few years. The 1995 is a rather unique Ornellaia in that only a portion of the wine (40 finished its malolactic fermentation in barrique, while the majority of the wine underwent malo in cask. The blend is 76 Cabernet Sauvignon, 18 Merlot and 6 Cabernet Franc, and the percentage of new oak is 39 Anticipated maturity: 2009-2014. 95 points. Antonio Galloni, In the Cellar #110, January 2010
1 double-magnum per lot
Special notice
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