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Ornellaia 2002 Tenuta Ornellaia
Ornellaia 2002 Bolgheri Superiore is a fine wine produced by the Ornellaia Estate.
The wines, large and generous, have a particularly seductive and enveloping character that we like to describe with the word 'Incanto'. Ornella 2002 shows an intense and bright ruby color , and on the nose with intensely fruity and spicy notes of great pleasure. On the palate it is wide, round and without edges, with a smooth tannin. In 2002 there is no lack of the proverbial concentration that distinguishes the great years of Ornellaia, but this vintage hides it behind a generous and sumptuous structure, in a long-lasting finish. " Bolgheri Superiore DOC "Ornellaia" goes well with second courses based on game or red meats. Sublime also with refined risottos and important cheeses.
DENOMINATION: Bolgheri DOC
REGION: Tuscany (Italy)
GRAPES: Cabernet Sauvignon 55%, Merlot 27%, Cabernet Franc 14% and Petit Verdot 4%
VINIFICATION: manual harvesting in boxes of 15 kg and bunches were selected on a double sorting table before and after destemming and then subjected to a soft pressing. Each variety and parcel was vinified separately. Alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel vats at temperatures between 26-30 ° C for a week followed by maceration for a total of about 10-15 days. Malolactic fermentation took place mainly in oak barriques (70% new and 30% first passage). The wine remained in barriques in the Ornellaia cellar at controlled temperature for a period of about 18 months. After the first 12 months, the assembly was carried out and then reintroduced in the barriques where he spent another 6 months. The wine remains in the bottle for another 12 months before its introduction on the market.
