2022 Ornellaia Poggio alle Gazze dell'Ornellaia
| Type of Wine | |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Appellation | Toscana |
| Winery | |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Grape | |
| Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (13%) |
| Drink window | 2024 - 2029 |
Description
This is a great vintage of the white Tuscan Poggio alle Gazze dell'Ornellaia from this famous house. This white Ornellaia is a blend of approximately 70% Sauvignon Blanc with Viognier and Vermentino in supporting roles. In the glass the wine has a straw yellow color with a hint of green. The wine is beautifully spicy, tonic and fresh. The Sauvignon Blanc has an open scent of gooseberries and ripe melon in the nose. The effect is very impressive on the palate, where the wine revives and refreshes. There is a lot of complexity - with passion fruit, garden vegetables, spring flowers and sweet almonds. This top white wine goes well with raw or fried fish, turbot or red mullet, but also with shellfish and crustaceans.
The wine comes from the vineyard “Poggio alle Gazze”, which means “Magpie Hill”. It is made exclusively from Sauvignon Blanc, the famous Loire grape. The grapes are harvested by hand at the end of August. This wine is an example of the exceptional level that white wines in Tuscany can reach. It is a white wine with a freshness and elegance that is more reminiscent of a great Sancerre or Pouilly Fumé than of a white wine from Tuscany.
FACT: In the 'Attachments' tab you will find the official fact sheet of this beautiful wine. We will send this to you automatically when you order this wine. The wine is stored in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you pick up the wine you will often receive a nice discount. You will see your discount immediately when you choose 'Collect' on the checkout page. We are located in Dordrecht almost next to the A16 with plenty of parking. Click here for our address.
Specifications
| Type of Wine | White |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Appellation | Toscana |
| Winery | Tenuta dell Ornellaia |
| Grape | Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Drinking as of | 2024 |
| Drinking till | 2029 |
| Alcohol % | 13 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 91 |
| James Suckling rating | 93 |
| Vinous rating | 92 |
| Tasting Profiles | Aromatic, Dry, Fresh, Fruity, Green & grassy, Light, Tense, Tropical fruit, White fruit |
| Drink moments | Borrelen, Cadeau!, Met vrienden, Summer party, Terras, Voor alledag |
Wijnhuis
Lodovico Antinori already had a head start at birth. The Antinoris have been among the Florentine merchant nobility for centuries and already joined the wine buyers' guild in 1385. Since then, there has always been one member of the family in the wine trade. The family estates in Tuscany were greatly expanded in the 18th and 19th centuries and the family gained a lot of experience in the winery. At the beginning of this century, she founded an influential trading company. Marquis Lodovico worked for a while in the family business, but decided to go his own way in the early 1980s. He created an extensive vineyard on Tenuta dell'Ornelllaia, a family estate in Bolgheri on the Mediterranean, 96 km from Florence.
This part of the Maremma not only has a beautiful wild nature, but is also a fertile agricultural area, a region with great potential for wine production. Lodovico's uncle, Marquis Incisa della Rochetta, had already drawn Bolgheri's attention to the wine world with his pioneering work on Tenuta San Guido and with his Sassiciaia, now regarded as one of the world's greatest red wines.
Lodovico Antinori followed in his uncle's footsteps in nearby Ornellaia, although he makes a completely different type of wine. He learned from a number of international wine authorities that the character of the Bolgheri soil resembled that of St.-Émilion and Pomerol in Bordeaux was ideal for the production of quality wine. The special feature of the Ornellaia vineyard - for Italian standards - is the high percentage of merlot. The assembly for Antinori's top wine, the red Ornellaia, contains 40% merlot. However, this grape comes into its own best at the vigna veccia (old vines) of the winery. Since 1987, this plot has supplied the raw material for a 100% Merlot cuvée called the Masseto. The grapes for this wine have been picked under a sunny September sky. After the long fermentation of 18-20 days, the wine is naturally transferred to tanks. After which a maturing process in new Barriques. The result is a wine with structure, very pure fruit and a beautiful balance.
