92 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

A solid and structured red with bright red and dark berry character and notes of dried orange peel, toasted cedar and crushed stones. Full-bodied, firm and persistent on the palate. Deep and layered with a velvety finish. Drink or hold.

93 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

I like the savory iodine and bark notes here overlaid with black berry fruit, nutmeg and bay leaves. It’s juicy and supple with a medium to full body, silky tannins and soft, salty finish. Drink now or hold. Screw cap.

91 Eric Guido - Vinous Media

"The 2023 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Ilico wafts up with sweet sage, stone dust, white smoke and wild blueberries. Racy acidity guides polished red and blue fruits across rounded textures. Tannins firm up the licorice-tinged finish."

94 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

"Plenty of bread dough, brioche and subtle strawberries with hints of chalk. It's medium- to full-bodied with lovely, creamy texture and bright fruit. Vivid finish. Flint at the end. Crunchy. Dosage 7 g/L. Drink now."

90 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

"Crunchy and brisk, with aromas of limes, grapefruit pith, fine herbs and white blossoms. Medium-bodied with mouthwatering acidity and a juicy, citrus-driven finish. Drink now. Screw cap."

93 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

A savory wine with good complexity. Fine ripe cabernet character. Rich red currants, berries, paprika, sweet tobacco, spices and minerals, with a medium body and fine tannins that slowly grow toward a firm and lengthy finish. Drink from 2026. Zekun Shuai Senior Editor

15 Jancis Robinson's Purple Pages

Light and open. Soft and sweetish. Could do with more weight. Light bitterness on the end. (JR)

87 Jasper Morris, MW - Inside Burgundy

Pale lemon yellow. Quite open in bouquet, with a little lemon confit on the nose. Builds very nicely. Middling in weight and complexity but very attractively made. Drink from 2024-2026. Tasted Mar 2025.

94 Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier - CamDouglasMS.com

A lovely purity and freshness with definitive scents of ripe citrus and fine lees, some tropical fruit moments and white peach. Equal purity levels as the wine touches the palate, flavours mirror the bouquet led by citrus and stone fruit, some fine lees compexity cement the style, a definitive backbone of acidity and lengthy, balanced and even finish. Best from late 2024 through 2028.

90 Decanter

Classic, vibrant nose with tropical grapefruit and crisp apple characters leading through to an exuberant yet minerally palate.

96+ Antonio Galloni - Vinous

The 2013 Ornellaia continues to put on weight with time in bottle. I have tasted the 2013 three times over the last few months and watched it blossom over that time. Fresh, vibrant and tightly wound, the 2013 is going to need at least a few years to come into its own. There is striking purity to the aromas and flavors, along with plenty of tension and enough energy to reward cellaring.

96 Monica Larner - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

This wine will be released in May 2016. The 2013 Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia is an integrated and seamless blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Alex Heinz tells me that 2013 was a difficult vintage especially towards the early part of the growing season. It balanced out during the summer and allowed for steady ripening of fruit before the harvest. But 2013 was not as hot as 2011 and 2012 overall, and this edition of Ornellaia is beautifully tonic and shapely as a result. The bouquet is very developed in terms of aromas this year with beautiful notes of dark fruit, tobacco and spice. Those perfumes are just gorgeous. The mouthfeel is similarly intense with tannins that are still young, but are already silky and linear in nature. This vintage promises a long aging future.