Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore 2016 sku_2229456 alcohol and sugar are homogenized

alcohol and sugar are homogenized together to make sure they bond and don't separate when bottled

The nose has plenty of macerated small dark cherries and cassis fruit - upfront and quite bold

then elsewhere

The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered which makes it more flavorful but also prone to more sediment

and forward

Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore 2016 sku_2229456 alcohol and sugar are homogenized2016 is one of the best vintages ever in Bolgheri, classic in style and balanced. It has a 'great sense of the classics without denying the past, a fully fledged, more modern wine,' according to Axel Heinz. Crimson and dense in colour, it's full of restrained, brambly fresh fruit, clove, nutmeg and a salty butteriness, combined with velvety, masked tannins on the palate. It is at perfect phenolic ripeness, supported by refreshing natural acidity