Ornellaia
Ornellaia Bolgheri Rosso Superiore 2021
| Denomination | Bolgheri DOC |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 15.0% by volume |
| Area | Tuscany (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot, 9% Cabernet Franc |
| Aging | In barriques in the Ornellaia cellar at a controlled temperature for about 18 months. After the first 12 months it was blended and then reintroduced into the barriques where it spent a further 6 months. The wine stayed in the bottle for a further 12 months before release. |
Description
The winery's flagship wine, born in 1985, Ornellaia is the result of a careful selection of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot vines grown on the estate.
Awards
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2021
99/100
James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
15 - 25 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1981
- Oenologist: Axel Heinz
- Bottles produced: 880.000
- Hectares: 112
Tenuta dell'Ornellaia was founded in 1981, in a beautiful, unspoiled part of Tuscany. From the outset, the mission was to produce outstanding wines. Since then passion and dedication, coupled with a unique terroir and an extraordinary microclimate, have brought the Tenuta dell'Ornellaia's prestigious labels great success and recognition as one of the most important wineries in the world.
Vision
A little more than 20 years ago, a revelation: the future of Italian viticulture had to take a new enological path, in search of absolute quality. To achieve this goal, the proper place, proper time, and best people were needed. This led to the idea of the Tenuta dell'Ornellaia, a place of infinite potential, cultivated with wisdom and experience by its "artists," who seek, with every vintage, a new masterpiece.
Philosophy
Production limited to the course of the year, harvesting by hand only after full ripeness, individual vinification for each vineyard, respect for a unique and precious terroir. These are just some of the choices made by Ornellaia, in a philosophy that has privileged quality from the very beginning. Thanks to women and men who put their arms, soul, head and heart into their work, all year round. And the results can be seen, but above all tasted... Read more
| Name | Ornellaia Bolgheri Rosso Superiore 2021 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Bolgheri DOC |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 15.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot, 9% Cabernet Franc |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Vendor | Ornellaia |
| Harvest | The clusters were hand-picked into 15-kg boxes. Clusters are selected by hand on a double sorting table, before and after destemming, and finally soft-pressed. Each grape variety and single vineyard block was vinified separately. |
| Fermentation temperature | 26-30 °C |
| Wine making | Fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks at temperatures between 26-30 °C for one week, followed by 10 5 days of maceration on the skins. The malolactic fermentation took place primarily in oak barriques, 70% new and 30% once-used. |
| Aging | In barriques in the Ornellaia cellar at a controlled temperature for about 18 months. After the first 12 months it was blended and then reintroduced into the barriques where it spent a further 6 months. The wine stayed in the bottle for a further 12 months before release. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |
