2021 Ornellaia - La Generosita 0,375 l - halbe Flasche - Bolgheri Superiore DOC

Decanter.com – 97 pts – JB: *While the summer was hot and dry, with three months of drought, the vines' roots were able to tap water reserves which had been topped up by rainfall the previous winter and spring. Despite the warm growing season, Ornellaia 2021 feels less dense and muscular than vintages of old, offering pretty floral and wild herb perfumes alongside ripe red and black fruit scents. It's intense, fresh and vertical in character, with fine, ripe, round tannins that seem to be a trademark of the vintage – it's a gorgeous, breezy iteration of the Bolgheri benchmark that is already drinking well. The blend is 53% Cabernet Sauvignon (up from 50% in 2020), 25% Merlot (down from 32%), 15% Cabernet Franc (up from 13%) and 7% Petit Verdot (up from 5%); a carefully considered response from the winemaking team to the increasingly warm summers in the region.* - 02/2024

WeinWisser – 19,5/20 pts - GL: *Fast schwarz im Glas. Der 2021er Ornellaia ist einer der besten, den ich in den vergangenen Jahren verkostet habe. Im präzise konturierten Duft zeigt er sich sehr elegant mit hoch - reifer, dunkelroter Kirschfrucht, balsamischer Kopfnote; Bleistiftmine und mediterraner Kräuterwürze. Am Gaumen satt und voller Finesse, das super feinsandige Tannin legt sich wunderbar über die klare Frucht, zeigt eine grandiose Balance und Struktur. Selten so finessenreich erlebt.* - 02/2024

JancisRobinson.com – 18/20pts – JR: *53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, 7% Petit Verdot. Aged for 18 months in 225-litre French oak barriques. Axel Heinz’s last complete vintage. More intense, nuanced crimson than most. Rich, hedonistic nose. Full and perfumed with many an element, including a certain mintiness, making up the whole. Notably long and rewarding. Good stuff. Already appealing but with an appetising fragrance on the end.* - 02/2024

Vinous.com – 99 pts – AG: *The 2021 Ornellaia captures all the magic of this sensational vintage on the Tuscan Coast. Rich, ample and expansive, with tremendous polish, the 2021 is pure class. Dark-toned fruit, mocha, espresso, licorice, plum and dried herbs abound. The tannins are present but also beautifully integrated, as is the French oak. There was a time not too long ago when young wines here needed years in bottle to drink well. That's not at all the case with the 2021. The blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and 7% Petit Verdot works so well. New oak was 70%.* - 02/2024