2020 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore

The Ornellaia Bolgheri doc Superiore 2020 – LA PROPORZIONE is the 35th vintage from Ornellaia. The 2020 Ornellaia is a blend of 50% CABERNET SAUVIGNON - 32% MERLOT - 13% CABERNET FRANC - 5% PETIT VERDOT. With the characteristic deep ruby red color, Ornellaia 2020 has a bouquet of ripe red fruit, delicate vanilla and subtle notes of tobacco. The wine is full-bodied and velvety, with a pleasant and captivating first impression that invites you to enjoy the rest of the glass. The tannins are firm but elegant, ending with a lingering and beautiful finish.”

In addition to the recognizable deep ruby red color, the Ornellaia Bolgheri DOC Superiore Rosso LA GRAZIA has a lively and aromatic expression, which is a distinctive feature of this vintage. Red fruit, citrus notes, hints of licorice and Mediterranean scrub combine to form the wine's profile. In the attack, all beautifully balanced elements unfold: the tannins, both firm and silky in structure, fill the palette with elegance and precision. A lingering spiciness elevates the finish, enhancing both freshness and length. The La Grazia is the 33rd vintage from Ornellaia.

Ornellaia Vendemmia d'Artista honors the uniqueness of each new vintage from Ornellaia. Every year since May 2009, the release of Ornellaia 2006, a modern artist creates a work of art and a series of limited edition labels, inspired by the word chosen by the winemaker to describe the character of the new vintage. The American artist Joseph Kosuth, one of the greatest representatives and theorists of conceptual art, has been asked to interpret the theme of the 2020 volume, La Proporzione. With 'La Proporzione' Ornellaia emphasizes the perfect relationship between life and thought, which man and nature have designed, a true relationship of elegance, power and complexity. Each box (6x750ml) of Ornellaia 2020 contains one bottle with the special label and 5 bottles with the regular label.

FACT: In the Tab: Appendix you will find the official fact sheet of this fine wine. We will automatically send it to you when you order this wine. The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will also receive a nice discount.

ABOUT VINTAGE 2020 | THE CLIMATE | AXEL HEINZ (ESTATE DIRECTOR)

After a mild and rainy winter, temperatures dropped in March 2020. At the end of the month, when the buds started to sprout, the temperature was around freezing for several nights. Fortunately, the new shoots were still protected by the bud's fluffy tissue, so they were not damaged. The rest of the spring was generally warm with normal rainfall, ensuring regular growth until flowering, which occurred between May 20-25.
Mid-June was marked by heavy rainfall, followed by a dry spell, practically without rain, with scorching temperatures until the end of August. The veraison (the coloring of the grapes from green to blue) was even and fast between July 20-25, after which the grapes could ripen under the blazing sun.
Rain and falling temperatures (up to 13 degrees at night) in late August created the perfect conditions for merlot to fully ripen. The grapes were harvested in two weeks to retain maximum freshness and fruitiness, just in time for a sudden heat wave that lasted weeks with temperatures of up to 37 degrees. This increased the sugar content of the grape varieties that had yet to be harvested. Cabernet franc and cabernet sauvignon from younger vineyards are therefore already harvested on September 17.
Towards the end of September, a passing rain front brought climatic conditions back to normal. The grapes absorbed the water, bringing the alcohol level back to normal and allowing the rest of the cabernet sauvignon and the petit verdot grapes to be harvested on October 3rd.

ABOUT VINTAGE 2020 | VINIFICATION AND AGEING

The hand-picked clusters are collected in 15 kg crates, sorted by hand on a double sorting table, before and after de-stalking, and finally gently crushed. Since 2016, an optical selection has been introduced, in addition to the manual selection, in order to further increase the quality of the selection.
Each grape variety and each unique block of the vineyards is vinified separately. The fermentation took place in stainless steel and concrete tanks at a temperature between 26 and 30°C for one week, followed by maceration for about 15 days, a total of three weeks. For malolactic fermentation mainly oak barrels are used, 70% of which are new and 30% used once before.
The wine has aged for 18 months in the barriques, in the temperature-controlled cellars of Ornellaia. After the first 12 months of aging, the wine is assembled, after which the wine rests in the barriques for another 6 months. After bottling, this wine matured for another 12 months before the wine was released.

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