Tenuta dell'Ornellaia, Ornellaia 2008 Yarra Valley

Tenuta dell'Ornellaia, Ornellaia 2008 Yarra ValleyVery sweet, ripe, lush and velevety 'California' nose. But with a little more freshness (and obvious tannin) than the 2007. Just slight heat on the end. Sweet but zesty some might think too sinewy but I treasure the balance it gives. Not quite ready yet but promises well so long as it doesn't get too stringy. At the moment there is a gap between all that ripeness and the corset. Jancisrobinson. com (17)

This Left Bank Bordeaux consists of Merlot

All in all a beautiful open-armed & light alcohol expression of Pinot

which overlies Tertiary clay

fruity flavours with the classic yeasty aromas and a typically saline hit on the finish

this wine is traditionally eaten with asparagus

Pretty smart and intense on the nose

Meyer lemon and peach skin unfold into a long

subtle autolytic character

Straight as an arrow

forest floor and minerals

cocoa powder

like an slightly unripe blackcurrant