LE SERRE NUOVE DELL'ORNELLAIA

This was a hot year, and as with the main estate wine you feel the generosity of the vintage coming through in an exuberantly supple texture and a blast of underbrush spice. Gathers grip and momentum through the palate, this is an enjoyable wine that holds your interest from beginning to end, with a mouthwatering kick. Approachable with a good few hours in a carafe now. Director Axel Heinz, winemaker Olga Fusari. Drinking range: 2023 - 2034 Rating: 92 Jane Anson, Decanter (Mar 2023)

The Ornellaia 2020 Bolgheri Rosso Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia (a proprietary blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot) is a generous and darkly toned red blend that has the extra fruit fiber, sweetness and generous plumpness of a warm vintage. The fullness of the fruit is on full display, but in a very relaxed and natural manner. The wine never feels like too much. The tannins are yielding and velvety, and this purebred Tuscan red wraps thickly over the palate. It's poised for near and medium-term drinking. Drinking range: 2022 - 2033 Rating: 93 Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate (www.robertparker.com) (May 2022)