2013 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Ornellaia Botanical bruised pears

bruised pears

spiced bitter orange peel

it’s light and yet complex

Named after Master Distiller Emeritus Elmer T

BODY: Great body

2013 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Ornellaia Botanical bruised pearsThe 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