Le Serre Nuove Bolgheri Rosso DOC 2021 GEPA Ornellaia

The 2021 Bolgheri Rosso Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia is a beautifully extracted and rich blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. This vintage is very generous, even opulent, with dark fruits framed by exotic spices, baking chocolate and gentle toasted French oak tones. The wine finishes on a creamy note with vanilla and cinnamon. The oak needs a few more years to integrate.

A powerful and straightforward red wine with currant, berry, chocolate and cedar character. It is medium to full-bodied. Fine tannins that extend throughout the length of the wine. It is dense and concentrated. Energetic and bright. Needs more time, better after 2026.

A sophisticated red wine, complex and perfumed, with aromas and flavours of blackcurrants, blackberries, plums, violets and iron. It builds nicely, showing its balance and releasing the dense tannins at the end. This wine should develop well.

The 2021 Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia has enormous power. Masses of dark fruit, dark chocolate, leather, liquorice and cloves saturate the palate. I can't recall a Serre Nuove with this much sheer power and gritty intensity, but the balance is there, especially with aeration. It will be interesting to see how the 2021 develops. Today it is quite a powerhouse.