Col d'Orcia
Col D'Orcia Olmaia 2018
| Denomination | Toscana IGT |
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| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Area | Tuscany (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Aging | 18 months in medium toast French oak barrels (95%) and American oak barrels (5%). The wine reaches its stability during the second winter in the wood by being submitted to the seasonal cold temperatures to clarify itself naturally. It then follows ageing in the bottle. |
Awards
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2018
4Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) guide This has been one of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy for over 10 years.
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2018
93/100
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.
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2018
93/100
The prestigious international wine guide from the renowned Robert Parker, the world's most experienced and trusted wine taster.
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2018
3One of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy.
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2018
4Italian Sommelier Association (AIS) guide
Details
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
18 - 20 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
Pairings
- Start up year: 1933
- Oenologist: Antonino Tranchida
- Bottles produced: 700.000
- Hectares: 140
The estate's origins date back to the first half of the 17th century when the family of the Sienese noble knights Della Ciaia established a property in the Sant'Angelo in Colle area that became larger and larger year by year. In the second half of the 19th century, it passed into the hands of the Servadio family and then the Franceschi family.
In 1973, Count Alberto Marone Cinzano took over the estate, intending to contribute to the development and affirmation of Montalcino and its Brunello on world markets.
Our Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Poggio al Vento 2016 took second place in the 2024 ‘Enthusiast 100’, the ranking of the best wines of the year signed by the influential American magazine ‘Wine Enthusiast’.
Another wonderful piece of news, which follows Col d'Orcia's nomination as ‘European Winery of the Year’ at the 2024 Wine Star Awards of ‘Wine Enthusiast’ and confirms, for the third consecutive year, our wines at the top of the international rankings and critics. In 2022 the Brunello di Montalcino 2017 entered the top 100 of ‘Wine Spectator’, in 2023 the Poggio al Vento 2016 stood out in the top 100 of ‘James Suckling. Read more
| Name | Col D'Orcia Olmaia 2018 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red organic still |
| Denomination | Toscana IGT |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Vendor | Col d'Orcia |
| Origin | Montalcino (Siena). |
| Climate | Altitude: 350 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South and South-West. |
| Harvest | Cabernet Sauvignon, clones coming from Bordeaux with loose bunches and small berries. The choice of the harvest time was based on finding a balanced maturity. The harvest, exclusively by hand allowed a rigorous selection of the best bunches in the vineyards and then on the selection table in the cellar. |
| Fermentation temperature | 25-28 °C |
| Wine making | Fermentation takes place in 50 hl steel vats. Maceration lasts approximately 20 days at a controlled temperature of 25-28°C with 2 daily pump-overs and three long délestage on fermentation's third, fifth and seventh days. Malolactic fermentation in steel. First racking directly into barriques. |
| Aging | 18 months in medium toast French oak barrels (95%) and American oak barrels (5%). The wine reaches its stability during the second winter in the wood by being submitted to the seasonal cold temperatures to clarify itself naturally. It then follows ageing in the bottle. |
| Total acidity | 5.3 gr/L |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |