The 2011 Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore DOC is one of Italy\u2019s most prestigious red wines. Tenuta Ornellaia is considered one of the pioneers of the Super Tuscan movement and has been producing world-class wines for decades. The warm 2011 vintage produced perfectly ripe grapes and resulted in a wine with great concentration, silky-smooth tannins, and impressive aromatic richness.<\/p>\n
The blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot aged for about eighteen months in French oak barriques. This resulted in a wine with a perfect balance between ripe dark fruit, spiciness, freshness, and refinement. After more than ten years of bottle aging, the wine develops additional complexity without losing its lively structure.<\/p>\n
The wine opens with aromas of cassis, black cherries, plums, violets, cedar, graphite, dark chocolate, tobacco, Mediterranean herbs, and delicate spices. On the palate, it is full-bodied and elegant, with velvety tannins, crisp acidity, and an exceptionally long, mineral finish.<\/p>\n
Serve at 16\u201318\u00b0C and decant the wine about one and a half to two hours in advance. Delicious with grilled beef, lamb, game, truffle dishes, and aged hard cheeses.<\/p>\n
The 2011 Ornellaia has an aging potential of more than thirty-five years.<\/p>\n
2021 \u2013 2050+<\/p>\n
At Port2Port, we select only iconic wines with a proven international reputation. Ornellaia ranks among the very best Super Tuscans in the world, and the 2011 vintage combines power, elegance, and a beautifully developed character.<\/p>\n
Tenuta Ornellaia was founded in 1981 in Bolgheri and has grown to become one of Italy\u2019s most prestigious wineries. Thanks to its unique location near the Tyrrhenian Sea, its exceptional soils, and an uncompromising focus on quality, Ornellaia is now among the most sought-after wines in the world.<\/p>\n
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