90POINTS
16½/20
Ornellaia 1988
Bolgheri, Tuscany, ItalyFrom the winery library. Good cherry brick colour. Spicy, peppery, saddle leather, black olive, tobacco, smoky resin, iodine, cassis, earthy, rooty light Band-Aid aromas. Round, dry, elegant palate but slightly chunky with light tannins. Tobacco, resin, spicy, cassis, earthy, licorice, black olive, coffee grind, meaty flavours. Good elegance, mature, holding well but time to drink.Tasted: 10 June 2008Tasted by: Stuart TobePrices:Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - Cabernet Franc