Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri DOC - Tenuta dell'Ornellaia - 2022

75 cl

Falstaff: 94 points

Alcohol content: 14.5% vol.

Grape varieties: 65% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc

Vinification:

Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia comes mainly from the estate's younger vineyards and is produced with the same dedication and attention to detail as Ornellaia. The grapes for Le Serre Nuove are harvested by hand and rigorously selected. Each grape variety and parcel is vinified separately. Alcoholic fermentation takes place for a fortnight in stainless steel at temperatures between 26° and 30°C, followed by maceration for a total of 10-15 days. The young wines mature for 15 months in 25% new and 75% used barriques. After the first twelve months of maturation, they are blended into a cuvée and refined for a further three months in barriques. The young wine then rests in the bottle for around six months before being released onto the market.

Tasting note:

Rich, impenetrable, dark, shiny ruby colour. Fine bouquet, subtle notes of blackcurrant, followed by mocha and cocoa. Impressive and delicate on the palate, elegant and expansive, well-integrated wood, finely woven tannins, animating to drink, retronasal herbal spice and a long, persistent finish with a fine tannin structure.

Tenuta dell' Ornellaia:

Care at all levels: At Ornellaia, every single process in the vineyards, in the cellar and in the management of the winery is a question of the right instinct. Countless small details combine simplicity and perfection.

Detailed knowledge of the vines and their careful care form the basis of our approach to the estate's terroir. Ornellaia's vineyards consist of many small plots, each of which is cultivated individually in order to express its unique character in absolute harmony with the respective vintage.

Part of the Ornellaia area was once covered by the Mediterranean - sandy deposits, marl and marine fossils bear witness to this prehistoric era. At a slightly higher altitude, clay soils interspersed with limestone gravel of varying sizes come to light.

The soils of Ornellaia are of marine, alluvial and volcanic origin. Over time, man has been able to utilise their respective advantages better and better. The vineyards are divided into dozens of plots: Each of them is a microcosm with its own identity and form of expression. Mediterranean scrub flourishes around the vineyards.
Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot are the predominant grape varieties at the winery, followed by Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.

Sauvignon Blanc, Petit Manseng, Viognier, Verdicchio and Vermentino are cultivated for the white wines. The rows of vines are predominantly south-west facing in order to make the most of the last rays of sunshine before it sets over the sea.