2021 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore

Ornellaia Bolgheri doc Superiore 2021 – LA GENEROSITÀ – is the 36th vintage of Ornellaia. Ornellaia Vendemmia d'Artista honors the unique character of each new vintage of 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. For this 16th edition of Vendemmia d'Artista, the Italian visual artist Marinella Senatore has been asked to interpret the theme of the 2021 year, La Generosità. With 'La Generosità', Ornellaia emphasizes the relationship between the land, with its different species and ecosystems, and the energy of the people involved in the creation of Ornellaia 2021. Each case (6x750ml) of Ornellaia 2021 contains one bottle of the special label and 5 bottles with the regular label.

The Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia is a blend of 53% cabernet sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and 7% Petit Verdot / The Ornellaia Bolgheri DOC Superiore Rosso Ornellaia 2021 depicts the characteristics of a typical vintage in Bolgheri, with lots of sunny and dry periods, the basis for a rich and concentrated wine, deeply expressive and generous. In the characteristic bouquet we find notes of Mediterranean shrubs, herbs, cypress berries, classic blackberries and dark fruit notes. These aromas accompany a taste full of dense tannins, without lacking precision and finesse. The aftertaste is lively and gives a feeling of aromatic freshness and elegance.

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.

ABOUT VINTAGE 2021

2021 started mildly with a rainy winter, which allowed water supplies in the soil to be replenished. After a dry March, the buds started to emerge in the first two weeks of April. Thanks to the gradual increase in temperatures and normal amounts of rain, the shoots developed evenly, followed
due to flowering in excellent conditions towards the end of May. Summer fully arrived in June, with temperatures slightly above average and virtually no rain. The véraison (the coloring of the grapes from green to blue) took place in the last week of July. The drought persisted in August and September, but due to the rain in the spring and thanks to the deep soils of the estate, the vines did not experience excessive water stress. Beautiful conditions for small, highly concentrated grapes with exceptional potential in terms of quality. September was hot and sunny, devoid of rainfall, perfect for an “à la carte” harvest, achieving the maximum quality potential of each vineyard. The blue grapes were mainly harvested in September. We started with Merlot in the first two weeks and followed with the other varieties of the estate between September 13 and October 1.

The hand-picked clusters are collected in 15 kg crates, then manually sorted on a double sorting table, before and after destemming, and finally gently crushed. Since 2016, an optical selection has been introduced, in addition to the manual selection, 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 approximately 15 days, a total of three weeks. Mainly oak barrels were used for the malolactic fermentation, 70% of them new and 30% used once before. The wine has matured for 18 months in the barriques, in the cellars of Ornellaia. After the first 12 months of maturation, 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 being released.

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In recent years there has been a lot of fake on the market of established top houses from France, Italy and Spain, among others. Grandcruwijnen only purchases from wineries or official importers. Be very wary of offers "too good to be true". You run the risk of having a fake bottle with a completely different content. Even though this is a real bottle, you never know what journey a bottle has gone through. Wines can sometimes be in motion for a year and finally arrive at you from a warm truck, sea container and non-air-conditioned wineries. Since 2001, every bottle of Ornellaia, regardless of size, has the brand name ORNELLAIA embossed on the bottom of the bottle. From the year 2011, an authentication seal is applied to all bottles of Ornellaia before shipment from the estate. This seal contains information relating to the specific bottle in question, which is registered in a database accessible to consumers.

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