Tenuta dell´Ornellaia Ornellaia L'eleganza 2013 in 6er Holzkiste

Jancis Robinson: This is the vintage dubbed L'Eleganza by winemaker Axel Heinz. The word appears on the back label and there are some special bottlings with labels by the Japanese artist Yutaka Sone. Dark crimson with purple notes. Very ripe but with lively, savoury topnotes and lifted freshness. Great balance and approachability already.  Funny to think of how even the finest 2013 red bordeaux would taste alongside this luscious wine. Scented and savoury. Pure hedonism. Not sure 'elegant' is the word I'd choose in a global context, but maybe it is appropriate in an Ornellaia context. 18,5/20

vinum: Sehr einnehmende komplexe Aromatik mit Noten von Steinobst, Leder, Blüten; Fülle im Auftakt und doch auch sehr viel Schliff, die Gerbstoffe sind knackig, wirkt trotz seiner Jugend schon sehr gut ausbalanciert, präsentiert sich dicht und mit grosser Eleganz, ellenlanges Finale. Bereitet jetzt schon Vergnügen, wird aber mit der Reife weiterhin an Komplexität und Eleganz gewinnen. Bellissima! 18,5/20

Parker: This wine will be released in May 2016. The 2013 Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia is an integrated and seamless blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Alex Heinz tells me that 2013 was a difficult vintage especially towards the early part of the growing season. It balanced out during the summer and allowed for steady ripening of fruit before the harvest. But 2013 was not as hot as 2011 and 2012 overall, and this edition of Ornellaia is beautifully tonic and shapely as a result. The bouquet is very developed in terms of aromas this year with beautiful notes of dark fruit, tobacco and spice. Those perfumes are just gorgeous. The mouthfeel is similarly intense with tannins that are still young, but are already silky and linear in nature. This vintage promises a long aging future. 96/100