Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia is the proud second wine of the Ornellaia estate at Bolgheri on the Tuscan coast, crafted from the same varieties, philosophy and winemaking team as the flagship Bolgheri Superiore.
The 2022 blend is roughly 65% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc. It shows a deep red-purple hue and signature elegance and freshness despite the vintage's solar character, with ripe black fruit, spices and lightly toasted wood aromas. A generous and juicy prologue gives way to rich, firm tannins and an aromatic, plush, persistent finish.
Grapes are handpicked into 15kg baskets and selected on a double sorting table with optical selection since 2016. Each variety and parcel is vinified separately, fermented in stainless steel and concrete vats at 22-28°C for two weeks with 10-15 days total maceration. Malolactic fermentation takes place in stainless steel before the wine moves to barrique (25% new, 75% second-use) for around 15 months, blended after 12 months then returned to barrel for a further 3 months.
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