The 2018 Orma is a generous and bold blend of Merlot (50%), Cabernet Sauvignon (30%) and Cabernet Franc (20%). This wine is built on solid foundations and shows a rich vinous footprint. The fruit is black and concentrated, as is to be expected of a wine of this ambition, and it sits with a dark and almost impenetrable appearance in the glass. Orma shows a careful balance between fruit and oak spice, and both are calibrated to achieve high sensorial impact and intensity. If you're looking for the classic Tuscan blended red with sunshine and power, this release of 25,000 bottles is for you.

Full bottle 1,500 g. 50% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc. Aged for 12 months in barriques followed by 12 months in bottle. Lustrous deep ruby. Peppery blueberry and cherry nose with a balsamic lift of minty oak. The oak has sped up this wine's development a little more than I would have preferred, and it translates itself into a suggestion of rum chocolate – but still, it is pretty. This states 15% alcohol on the label, but it is supple, elegant and succulent, while on the finish it becomes tauter and with long gripping tannins. (WS)