Beskrivelse
Ornellaia, beliggende nær Bolgheri på Toscanas kyst ved det Tyrrhenske Hav, er kendt som en af Italiens mest prestigefyldte ‘Super Tuscan’-producenter. Etableret i begyndelsen af 1980’erne af Marchese Lodovico Antinori, var målet at skabe vine i verdensklasse. I dag ejes vingården af Frescobaldi-familien og dækker over 100 hektar vinmarker med Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc og Petit Verdot.
Ornellaia 2022 (Bogheri Superiore DOC
Flagship-vinen fra Ornellaia, med kompleksitet, ekspansiv smagsprofil og stor lagringsdygtighed. Noter af sorte frugter, vanilje, tobak og krydderier. Silkeagtige tanniner og vedvarende finish.
Blend: 55 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 25 % Merlot, 10 % Cabernet Franc og 10 % Petit Verdot. Lagret ca. 18 måneder i barriques (70 % nye).
Kort sagt: En dyb, struktureret og aristokratisk vin med både kraft og elegance – et sandt kunstværk.
Robert Parker 97 point
- Drink Date: 2027 – 2050
Tasted a few months after it was bottled, the Ornellaia 2022 Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia will be coming to market in March 2025. The blend is 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 10% Petit Verdot. The wine sees 18 months of aging with up to 70% new oak, but the trick, proprietor Lamberto Frescobaldi tells me, is drawing from a large group of coopers with different toast levels and forests. “I don’t want to make a wine of any one tonnellerie,” he says. The oak element is crucial to the identity of this wine that reveals dark fruit, blackberry, sweet spice and cinnamon. Most of the vines were planted in the 1980s, and the average age of the plants is over 20 years old. Fruit comes from many parcels, including Bellaria, Bellaria Nuova, Bellaria Alta, Pero, Fosso, Vigna Vecchia and Stallina. Indeed, some 80 wines are made before final blending. The 2022 vintage will be remembered for its full-bodied appeal, concentrated fruit and generous oak renderings. Petit Verdot plays a slightly larger role in this vintage and was one of the surprise hits of 2022. It serves to elongate the wine and adds to its length. The wine’s abundant fruit weight cedes to elegantly integrated tannins. This vintage will appeal to die-hard Ornellaia enthusiasts.
