Tenuta dell'Ornellaia, Ornellaia 2008 Yarra Valley subtle autolytic character

subtle autolytic character

which overlies Tertiary clay

Meyer lemon and peach skin unfold into a long

forest floor and minerals

like an slightly unripe blackcurrant

Tenuta dell'Ornellaia, Ornellaia 2008 Yarra Valley subtle autolytic characterVery sweet, ripe, lush and velevety 'California' nose. But with a little more freshness (and obvious tannin) than the 2007. Just slight heat on the end. Sweet but zesty some might think too sinewy but I treasure the balance it gives. Not quite ready yet but promises well so long as it doesn't get too stringy. At the moment there is a gap between all that ripeness and the corset. Jancisrobinson. com (17)