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Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Ornellaia 2003
Varietal: Bordeaux Blend
Region: Toscana
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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