Rocca di Frassinello
Ornello 2023
| Denomination | DOC Maremma Toscana Rosso |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Area | Tuscany (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 40% Sangiovese, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 20% Syrah |
| Aging | 12 months in barrique and 5 months in bottle |
- Composition: 40% Sangiovese, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah (2023 vintage)
- Aromas and flavours: Balsamic notes and roasted coffee; undergrowth, soft and velvety tannins
- Vinification: Stainless steel at 14°C with malolactic fermentation; 10-12 months in barrique and 5-6 in bottle
- Origin: Gavorrano (Grosseto), Tuscany; calcareous and stony soils, altitude 90-100 metres
- Serving and pairings: 16–18°C, decant for 1 hour; roasts, game, cured meats and mature cheeses
Description
What kind of wine it is
Rocca di Frassinello Ornello is a still red wine that harmoniously blends Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah in the territory of the Tuscan Maremma. In the glass, it displays an intense ruby red colour with brilliant violet highlights. The bouquet offers broad balsamic notes and intense hints of roasted coffee. On the palate, this blend expresses a full body and a well-defined structure, supported by soft and velvety tannins. The finish reveals deep woodland nuances and a long aftertaste, ensuring a balanced persistence of flavour.
Where it comes from
The wine is produced in Gavorrano, in the heart of the province of Grosseto. The Rocca di Frassinello estate is located in an area with a warm Mediterranean climate, with vineyards situated between ninety and one hundred metres above sea level, which favour optimal ripening of the grapes. The vines sink their roots into medium-textured soil, rich in rocky fragments and calcareous components, which are essential for defining the savouriness of the sip. The name pays homage to the ornello, the traditional pointed stick of the local butteri, celebrating the strong territorial identity of the Maremma.
How it is produced
The process begins with selective harvesting: the Merlot is picked at the end of August, while Sangiovese, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon are harvested in mid-September. In the winery, vinification involves fermentation in steel at a controlled temperature for about fifteen days, accompanied by malolactic fermentation. Maturation continues for almost a year in oak barrels, a crucial phase for rounding out the structure and integrating the aromatic profile. A final and measured ageing period allows the spicy and fruity character to be perfectly harmonised, defining the overall elegance.
History and Curiosities
Ornello enhances the allure of the Maremma Toscana DOC, born from the prestigious collaboration between Castellare di Castellina and Domaines Barons de Rothschild-Lafite. The name recalls the traditional staff of the butteri, paying homage to the strength and identity of the region. This extraordinary wine matures in a spectacular cellar designed by Renzo Piano, which houses a magnificent underground barrel room. The excellence of this label is recognised internationally, as confirmed by the prestigious score of 94/100 awarded by Wine Spectator.
Awards
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2023
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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2023
3One of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy.
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2023
91/100
Vinous is the online guide from Antonio Galloni, one of the world's leading wine connoisseurs.
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2023
94/100
Wine spectator is the most influential wine guide on the internet.
Tasting notes
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
14 -16 °C
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1999
- Oenologist: Alessandro Cellai
- Bottles produced: 400.000
- Hectares: 80
Land, therefore, similar to Tuscany’s most famous wine regions, but with one important difference: an average temperature 4 to 5 and even 6 °C higher, with grapes therefore characterised by the ability to ripen even three to four weeks earlier..
This area, so incredibly well suited for cultivating grapes is part of the Gavorrano and Roccastrada municipalities. It is indeed here where the first – and so far only one of its kind – French-Italian joint venture project for the production of wine took shape.
The agreement between Castellare and Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite), leading French wine brand in the world, aimed from the very beginning to bring together the experience of Castellare in the cultivation and vinification of Tuscany’s main vine variety, the famous Sangioveto, with Lafite’s long standing know-how of classical French vines like Cabernet, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Shiraz. It took two years to bring together the five small farms that make up the 500 hectares of the Rocca di Frassinello, a continuing project which today already sees close to 90 hectares of planted vineyards. This already extremely ambitious venture has been further enriched by marking and pairing the birth of the Rocca di Frassinello winery with one of the most prestigious names in the world of design and architecture: that of Renzo Piano. (nella foto a sinistra). Read more
| Name | Rocca di Frassinello Ornello 2023 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Maremma Toscana DOC |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 40% Sangiovese, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 20% Syrah |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Vendor | Rocca di Frassinello |
| Story | History and Curiosities Ornello enhances the allure of the Maremma Toscana DOC, born from the prestigious collaboration between Castellare di Castellina and Domaines Barons de Rothschild-Lafite. The name recalls the traditional staff of the butteri, paying homage to the strength and identity of the region. This extraordinary wine matures in a spectacular cellar designed by Renzo Piano, which houses a magnificent underground barrel room. The excellence of this label is recognised internationally, as confirmed by the prestigious score of 94/100 awarded by Wine Spectator. |
| Origin | Gavorrano (Grosseto), Toscana, Italia |
| Climate | Altitude 90–100 m above sea level; warmer than Chianti and Montalcino, with earlier ripening of the grapes |
| Soil composition | Medium-textured soil rich in stones, with rock fragments and limestone-rich soils |
| Cultivation system | Spurred cordon |
| Plants per hectare | 5900 |
| Yield per hectare | 55 quintals per hectare |
| Harvest | End of August (Merlot), mid-September (Sangiovese, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon). |
| Fermentation temperature | 14°C |
| Fermentation | 15 days |
| Production technique | Fermentation in stainless steel tanks at low temperature with malolactic fermentation; ageing in barriques and in bottle |
| Wine making | Fermentation in stainless steel tanks at a low temperature (14°C) for 15 days, with malolactic fermentation; ageing for 10 2 months in barriques and 5-6 months in bottle. |
| Aging | 12 months in barrique and 5 months in bottle |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |