About the Producer:
Tenuta dell'Ornellaia
makes outstanding wines even in poor vintages - better than any other.
In the capable hands of winemaker Thomas Duroux and consultant Michel
Rolland, the estate continues its long-standing, stellar record of
world-class wine production. Even the estate's "second"
wines demonstrate high quality grape growing and flawless production
methods. Located in Tuscany's tiny coastal DOC of Bolgheri, the estate
was one of the first to plant vines in the area. With producers like
Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia, Antinori,
Grattamacco, and Le Macchiole
among others, Bolgheri is the hotbed of winemaking momentum in Toscana
With the same name as the winery, a reference to the grove of flowering
ash trees surrounding it, Ornellaia is the estate's principal wine.
The 63 acres of predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, with
small plantings of Cabernet Franc vines, lie on elevated parcels composed
of clay, gravel, and loam soils. The clones of diverse origins yield
a rich palette of nuances. All grapes are destemmed, gently pressed,
and introduced into either wooden or stainless steel fermentation
vessels. Maceration takes place over a period of 25-32 days at a temperature
not exceeding 30 degrees Celsius, during which time the wine completes
its alcoholic fermentation. The juice remains unblended until the
wines have spent approximately one year in small French barriques.
The final cuvée is assembled to evoke the vinous finess of
the Cabernet highlighted by ripe, aromatic notes of Merlot in an elegant
yet firm style balancing fruit, acidity, oak, and tannic backbone.
The estate's Le Volte is a blend of Tuscan Sangiovese with Bordeaux's
Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot that can be considered a "Young
Ornellaia." They also produce Le Serre Nuove, the "second
Ornellaia," and Masseto, one Bolgheri's greatest wines!
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Producer:
Tenuta
dell'Ornellaia