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Ornellaia Tenuta Dell'ornellaia Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Blend 2007, D.O.C., Bolgheri Superiore, Tuscany, Italy: You bet it’s a great wine. Worth $179? Depends on what else is on your shopping list or your lifetime priorities. Great structure and balance with fleshy dark fruit and smoke. I like it but I’m too cheap to buy it. Drink: 2010-2018. 722470 14.50% XD 750 mL  $179.95 Score: 92/100. October 2, 2010 Full Review
Ornellaia Tenuta Dell'ornellaia 2008, D.O.C., Bolgheri Superiore, Tuscany, Italy: Vintages Wine Panel: The 2008 has not yet been reviewed, however, expect excellence. Impactful, elegant Bordeaux-blend wine with aromas of Ribena juice, cedar, chocolate, Christmas cake, plum and creamy vanilla. Dry, extracted with a blast of fruit followed immediately by firm, age-worthy tannins. Medium-full bodied with a long fruit/cedar/tannin finish. This wine will be even better in 5+ years, and will last 15 or more beyond that. My note: Ka-pow! Jumps out of the glass and pulls you back in head first. This wine floods the senses with black fruit, tar, dark spices and smoke. Can you see yourself negotiating in a smoky room with someone who wants a much higher rate of interest than you expected. Have another sip. Drink: 2013-2022. 722470 14.50% XD 750 mL  $184.95 Score: 96/100. October 1, 2011 Full Review
Toscana Igt - Ornellaia Masseto 2005, Italy  14.50%  1500 mL. March 1, 2012 Full Review
Cifra Duemani Costa Toscana i.g.t. 2012, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy   750 mL  $28.45. March 1, 2012 Full Review
Gaja Pieve Santa Restituta, Brunello di Montalcino 2008, Toscana, Italy Drink: 2014-2029. 15% XD 750 mL  $69.00. March 1, 2012 Full Review
Tenuta dell'Ornellaia 11 Ornellaia Magnum (Ornellaia E Masseto) 2011, Tuscany, Italy  382515 14.50% XD 1500 mL  $520.00. January 1, 2014 Full Review
Solaia Antinori Toscana i.g.t. 2010, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy   750 mL  $246.00. March 1, 2012 Full Review
Le Volte Dell' Ornellaia 2012, Tuscany I.G.T., Italy: Full-bodied with black fruit and mouth-watering acidity. This is the second label of the Super Tuscan producer Ornellaia. This red wine is a blend of 50% Merlot, 30% Sangiovese and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. The wine was matured for 1 year in French oak. Decant for 1 hour and enjoy with prime rib. Drink: 2014-2018. 964221 13.50% XD 750 mL  $29.95 Score: 88/100. September 13, 2014 Best Beef Wine Full Review
Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore Tenuta Dell'ornellaia 2011, Tuscany D.O.C., Italy: Dark, complex, moody and deep: this wine is for collectors (and those with trust funds). It's a spectacular vintage from one of Italy's most cult producers. This baby needs a lot more cellar time, even if you are celebrating your Google stock cash in. Restraint people. Drink: 2016-2028. 722470 14.50% XD 750 mL  $189.95 Score: 97/100. October 25, 2014 Top Rated Red Wine. Gorgeous Gift Wine Full Review
Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Ornellaia Magnum (Ornellaia E Masseto) 2006, Tuscany, Italy Drink: 2014-2024. 382515 14.50% XD 1500 mL  $520.00. January 1, 2015 Full Review
Argiano Di Rosso Montalcino 2012, Tuscany, Italy  08022931375110 14% MD  $24.10. March 1, 2012 Full Review
Marchesi de Frescobaldi, Pomino 2013, Tuscany, Italy Drink: 2015-2016. 12% XD  $19.95. March 1, 2012 Full Review
Altesino Rosso di Montalcino 2013, Rosso di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy  550079 14% XD 750 mL  $26.00. January 1, 2017 Full Review
Solaia Antinori Toscana i.g.t. 2011, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy   750 mL  $246.00. March 1, 2012 Full Review
Voliero, Rosso Di Montalcino 2012, Tuscany, Italy Drink: 2015-2020. 15% XD  $25.00. March 1, 2012 Full Review
Col D'orcia Brunello Di Montalcino 2010, Tuscany, Italy  26044 14% D  $140.00. March 1, 2012 Full Review
Col D'orcia Brunello Di Montalcino 2004, Tuscany, Italy  26044 14% D  $140.00. March 1, 2012 Full Review
Col D'orcia Brunello Di Montalcino 1997, Tuscany, Italy  26044 14% D  $140.00. March 1, 2012 Full Review
Col D'orcia Brunello Di Montalcino 1990, Tuscany, Italy  26044 14% D  $140.00. March 1, 2012 Full Review
Col D'orcia Brunello Di Montalcino 1977, Tuscany, Italy  26044 14% D  $140.00. March 1, 2012 Full Review
Col D'orcia Brunello Di Montalcino 1968, Tuscany, Italy  26044 14% D  $140.00. March 1, 2012 Full Review
Col D'orcia Brunello Di Montalcino 2001, Tuscany, Italy  26044 14% D  $140.00. March 1, 2012 Full Review
Scalabrone Tenuta Guado Al Tasso Bolgheri Rosés 2015, Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy   750 mL  $20.50. March 1, 2012 Full Review
Carpineto Rosé 2015, Tuscany I.G.T., Italy Drink: 2013-2015. 699934 12% XD 750 mL  $15.95. June 7, 2014 Best Value Rosé Wine. Perfect Pasta and Tomato Sauce Wine Full Review
Tuscany Baricci, Rosso Di Montalcino 2017, Tuscany, Italy Drink: 2020-2032. 15% XD 750 mL  $42.00. March 1, 2012 Full Review

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