Ornellaia 2019

Due to the soil and its micro climate, the Bolgheri region is just perfect to grow Bordeaux grapes. The Ornellaia is one of the most popular Italian wines and always gets the best reviews all over the world; it is considered by many critics to be the best Bolgheri wine in the world.

This is no surprise though. In the 70's, Decanter organised an event and elected a Bolgheri wine as the best... and, can you believe it, it was in competition with several Bordeaux wines!

Rich, well-ripened dark fruit, balsamic notes of aromatic herbs and powerful, velvety tannins. If Dionysus had really existed, he would have made this wine himself.

Tenuta Dell'Ornellaia is located on the Tuscan Coast, overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the region of Northern Maremma between Livorno and the island of Elba.

The vineyards extend over two adjacent areas that are separated by Bolgheri's famed Cypress Avenue. There are 99 hectares of vineyards in all, 41 surrounding the Tenuta, and the remaining 58 in an area known as Bellaria, which is closer to the sea.

A young estate, founded in 1981 by Lodovico Antinori, whose aunt was married to Marchese Mario Incisa, the creator of Sassicaia. The winery is now owned by Tenuta di Toscana, a company controlled by Marchesi de' Frescobaldi.