Packaged in its distinctive 375-milliliter amphorae-shaped bottle, the Ornellaia 2020 Ornus dell'Ornellaia has a warm and sweet bouquet that recalls pastry cream, toasted almond, candied apricot, honey and sweet lemon candy. The wine is very smooth and creamy in texture. The acidity is a little less prominent in this vintage, and the wine makes up for it with lingering sweetness.

Packaged in its distinctive amphorae-shaped 375-milliliter bottle, the Ornellaia 2019 Ornus dell'Ornellaia (made with late-harvest Petit Manseng) shows a shiny golden color with polished copper highlights. The wine is redolent of sweet honey, dried apricot, jasmine and a touch of lemon blossom or bergamot. The mouthfeel is glycerine-rich and creamy, with a pretty heaviness that is packed with sweetness, fruit and the necessary acidity to invite sip after sip. This dessert wine is a lot of fun.

A pure expression of late-harvest Petit Manseng, the 2017 Ornus dell'Ornellaia (packaged in a 375-milliliter mini bottle with wide shoulders) is an exceptionally sweet and round dessert wine that shows the Baroque details of an over-the-top chapel painted at the end of the 1600s. This wine offers a dizzying swirl of pastel colors and flying angels, sweetness and opulence. The bouquet shows ripe fruit and sweet almond with honey, brown sugar and almond paste. A hot and dry vintage has shaped this opulent wine.

Ooh, ahh, here's a little nugget of pure gold from the coast of Tuscany. The Ornellaia 2016 Ornus dell'Ornellaia is a pure expression of late-harvest Petit Manseng that shimmers and shines with sunlight and golden luminosity. This is a beautiful little creation, both to look at and of course to drink. The sweetness here is contained overall, showing honey, brown sugar and dried apricot. But the wine also flaunts its Tuscan roots, and that implies an extra dose of sweet succulence and creamy texture. Bright acidity balances out the palate. The mouthfeel is elegant, cleverly showing weight but no heaviness. Fermentation occurs in all new barrique, and no malolactic happens. The wine ages in wood for 12 months followed by another year in bottle. A precious few 3,000 bottles were released in April 2020.