Rebsorten
82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc, 18 Monate in Barriques, die einzelnen Rebsorten werden getrennt in jewils 70% neuen und 30% einmal belegten Barriques 13,0 Vol.%
Verkostungsnotiz
Der Ornellaia 1990 ist ein Lehrstück dafür, wie Bolgheri-Cuvées mit Cabernet-Fokus Würde entwickeln: In der Nase reife Schwarzkirsche, Cassis und dunkle Beeren, dahinter Tabakblatt, Zedernholz, Leder und ein feiner Rauch-Touch. Am Gaumen wirkt der Wein voll, dabei erstaunlich präzise: die Frucht ist gereift, aber nicht müde; die Tannine sind poliert und tragen das Finish mit „Boardroom-Gelassenheit“. Mit Luft schiebt sich ein Spektrum aus Graphit, Mokka, Unterholz und balsamischer Frische nach vorn – das ist weniger „laut“, sondern eher strategisch tief. Der Abgang bleibt lang, würzig und strukturiert, mit jener klassischen Kombination aus Wärme, reifer Textur und verbleibender Spannung, die große 90er in Bestform auszeichnet. Food-Pairing: Rehrücken, geschmorte Rinderbäckchen, Trüffel-Jus, gereifter Hartkäse.
Bewertungen
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96 Punkte Robert Parker
Wine Advocate: "A blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc, this Ornellaia has been one of my favourite Super-Tuscans ever since I first tasted in blind almost a decade ago. A very deep colour. The nose remains stubbornly backward considering its age, but left in the glass to breath, it develops some gorgeous ripe plum, cassis and glycerin notes. The palate is medium-bodied with that lush, silky, sensuous texture; essentially a Bordeaux with Mediterranean exoticism. It has an irresistible sense of purity with rounded lush black fruits, black olive and even a touch of honey on the long finish. An outstanding wine."
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96 Punkte Winespectator
"A decadent red, with loads of tobacco, cherry and meat aromas and flavors. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and long rich aftertaste. I have found bottle variation with this wine, but this is superb quality.--1990 Tuscany retrospective."
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96 Punkte Stephen Tanzer
"Good fresh deep red. Knockout nose combines black fruits, tar, mocha and humus. A hugely concentrated, sweet wine with great richness of fruit and extract. The first vintage of Ornellaia to reach 14% alcohol, and it shows in the wine's compelling thickness. Far from the subtlest wine in the range, but ripe acidity and big, sweet tannins give it plenty of verve and grip."
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97 Punkte Decanter
"A great vintage all over Europe, this is most likely, after the scarce 1988, Ornellaia’s vintage of consecration after only five years of winemaking. Michel Rolland arrived in 1991 and remains Ornellaia's consultant today. The wine has extremely elegant citrus and black pepper aromas, with fresh cherry flavours complemented by a leathery core and a white chocolate and cigar-leaf finish. It has shades of light and dark all over the palate, with a full, quite fleshy suppleness balanced by refreshing natural acidity and crunchy extracted tannins."
