Ornellaia Ornellaia 2019 (98 DE)

“Pure delicious fruit expression on the nose, the best and brightest black cherry aromas, so pure and defined. Supremely elegant with delicate perfume surrounding the rich fruit aromas with a dusting of vanilla and milk chocolate. Excellent tension on the palate – you feel this is so direct and pristine, the flavors just driving from start to finish in one straight push but with concentration and intensity. It’s not so layered or expansive at this point but so well executed – you can feel the power. Tannins are grippy with ripe blackcurrants, a fleshy kind of texture to the palate with a hint of dry stoniness and salinity on the finish alongside liquorice and clove. So young and too young to drink but this has incredible depth, confidence and restraint. It’s sleeping now.” G.H 3/22