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Ornellaia
Tuscany • Italy
Introduction
Founded in 1981 by Marchese Lodovico Antinori, Ornellaia auspicoiusly produced its first vintage in 1985. It quickly became a benchmark for the new category of Italian Super Tuscans. The Mondavi family from California became co-owners in the late 1990s and eventually took full control in 2002, splitting 50% ownership with Marchese de Frescobaldi. When Mondavi was bought by Constellation, Frescobaldi took over the remaining 50% ownership and has owned it outright since 2005.
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The wine has always been a Cabernet-based blend, including Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot, all planted on a mix of clay, gravel and sand. The wines are fermented in stainless steel and concrete before moving to small barrels for malolactic fermentation. They spend 18 months in roughly 70% new small French oak barrels prior to bottling. The wines are extremely polished and textured in their youth, showing new wood as well as the refined Cabernet Sauvignon tannins one would expect. These are serious wines that often give the best of Bordeaux a run for its money.
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