2007 Le Serre Nuove

Sweet mocha and malt and black currant. Gutsy and juicy, bursting with dark berries and chocolate and vanilla. Seems quite modern in style. Silky smooth tannins. A real Casanova. (TC)

Brilliant crimson.  More obviously Bordelais in shape and scent than the 'grand vin', Ornellaia itself.  This bottling from younger vines reminds me powerfully of a particularly fine-boned  Napa Valley Cab.  Admirable length and clarity of fruit.   Attractively malty sweetness – much more obviously sweet than the Ornellaia 2006 tasted alongside.  This is a please-all wine with very bright fruit and neat, fine tannins.  It certainly makes me look forward to the Ornellaia 2007 when it is released next year... Very well made.  It sells at about a third of the price of the grand vin which seems about right.   (JR)

The just-bottled 2007 Le Serre Nuove opens with sweet scents of mocha, berries, spices and flowers that lead to a soft, seamless expression of fruit. This is an accessible, silky-textured Serre Nuove to enjoy while the 2006 rests in the cellar. It is an unusually harmonious, refined wine that is sure to deliver much pleasure over the coming years.