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Ornellaia Magnum 2005 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia
Ornellaia 2005 Bolgheri Superiore is a fine wine produced by Tenute dell'Ornellaia. The 2005 vintage was cooler than usual: the first part was characterised by a rather mild winter followed by a suddenly warm and sunny spring.
June and July were warm enough, and the harvest began on 30 August with grapes in perfect ripeness.
This 2005 Ornellaia is an intense ruby colour, and the 2005 develops intense notes of ripe red fruit, tobacco, spices and vanilla on the nose. The palate is elegant and enveloping, supported by fine, dense tannins without harshness. The sensations are prolonged in a long fruity finish with balsamic notes.
DENOMINATION: Bolgheri DOC
REGION: Toscany (Italy)
GRAPES: 60% CABERNET SAUVIGNON 14% CABERNET FRANC 22% MERLOT 4% PETIT VERDOT
VINIFICATION: The grapes were handpicked in boxes of 15 kg each and selected manually before being destemmed and subjected to a light pressing. Alcoholic fermentation took place partly in medium-capacity wooden vats and partly in stainless steel vats, at a temperature not exceeding 30 ° C. Each variety and parcel was refined separately. The maceration lasted for 25-30 days after which the wine was racked into French oak barriques (70% new barriques, 30% second passage barriques) where the malolactic fermentation ended. The aging in barriques lasted for a total of 18 months in a temperature controlled environment at the Tenuta dell’Ornellaia cellar. After the first 12 months of aging, the assembly was carried out, after which the wine was reintroduced in the barriques for a further 6 months. The wine was then subjected to further refinement in the bottle for 12 months before being placed on the market.
