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Tue, Jun 11, 2024 10:00AM EDT - Tue, Jun 18, 2024 08:00PM EDT
  • 2015
  • 750ml
  • Italy
  • Tuscany
  • Bolgheri
  • Bordeaux Red Blend
  • Red
  • OWC
  • FF4105
  • FF4110
Lot 714

2015 Ornellaia Bolgheri with 'Il Carisma' Special Edition Label Bottle - 6 bottle(s)-750ml

Estimate: CAD$1,300 - CAD$1,800

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This lot is comprised of 6 bottle(s) of 2015 Ornellaia Bolgheri with 'Il Carisma' Special Edition Label Bottle - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $1300 - $1800 with a reserve of $850. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11489. This lot consists of 5 bottles of 2015 Ornellaia Bolgheri DOC 750ml format, 1 bottle of 2015 Ornellaia Bolgheri with 'Il Carisma' Special Edition Label Bottle 750ml format.

Condition

Please note the following conditions on the bottle/s in this lot In Neck on 2015 Ornellaia Bolgheri with 'Il Carisma' Special Edition Label Bottle.

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This consignor was raised by parents who always opened a bottle of wine with dinner, and he fondly remembers Gruaud-Larose. His early interest developed into a passion in 1993. Around that time, he was in Bordeaux and had heard of Chateau Margaux, so he went there, climbed the steps and rang the bell, and they granted him a visit. He started collecting that day and purchased 1990 Chateau Margaux in the village for $80 a bottle. He then started buying more wine, participated in wine events, traveled to several wine producing regions on many occasions and even got married at Château Smith Haut-Laffite. He purchased mainly from SAQ, LCBO but also from Berry Bros and Rudd, Hi-Time Wine Cellars in Costa Mesa and directly from importers for certain rare wines. He has also managed to get allocations directly from some producers including Harlan, Sine qua non, Kosta Browne and Williams Selyem. The bottles were all stored in a temperature-controlled cellar prior to auction.
The score for 2015 Ornellaia Bolgheri with 'Il Carisma' Special Edition Label Bottle is 93 from Robert Parker and the tasting note - The 2015 Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia is a dark, exuberant and opulent wine that is teeming with flavor, ripeness and extract. That said, there is also a note of impurity that I only really locked in on when I went back to taste the wine at different time intervals later in the day and the next. To be clear, it was there upon first examination, but then it blew off. And then it came back. That game of hide and seek proved distracting and puzzling. I wondered if it was cork or barrel, although it did not behave like any of those things, and my doubt is recorded by the question mark next to my score. Once you get past that little blemish, you are instantly aware of the beauty and depth of the vintage. The wine is savory in terms of aromas and sweet in terms of tannins. Cabernet Sauvignon flavors of dried blackberry, toasted espresso and cured tobacco play leading roles.