How to Spend Three Wine-Fueled Days in Tuscany

"I tasted the 2019 Bolgheri Superiore from Ornellaia, an iconic wine built for the cellar (yet with coiled energy that will also show well after a shorter rest or decanting): cherries and mixed mountain berries are framed by elegant but assertive tannins, with hints of sarsaparilla and oolong tea complicated by singed sage, dried oregano, black raspberries, cured olives, and a deep mineral core through a long, tobacco-flecked finish—if you have 25 or 30 years and a good wine fridge, patience should be richly rewarded. I also recommend their 2020 Poggio alle Gazze dell’Ornellaia, a rich white (69% Sauvignon Blanc, 22% Vermentino, with Viognier and Verdicchio) that balances concentration with mouthwatering acidity and saline minerality, showing grapefruit pith, apricots, and an herb-flecked savory finish." - Brian Freedman