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2017 Ornellaia

Wine Details
Producer

Ornellaia

Place of Origin

Italy

Bolgheri, Maremma

Tuscany

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot, 9% Cabernet Franc

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Reviews & Tasting Notes

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Drinking Window

2025 - 2042

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Readers will find plenty to like in these new and upcoming releases from Ornellaia. The 2018s, which I tasted prior to bottling, show the mid-weight style of the year. The winemaking team led by Axel Heinz opted for longer macerations in 2018, with the goal of getting as much out of the wines as possible. Vintage 2017 posed an entirely different set of challenges. The harvest was early and condensed, while winemaking was much gentler.

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Estate Manager Axel Heinz describes 2016 as a stress-free vintage in which there was no time pressure to pick. A healthy, clean crop allowed for standard vinification of 3-4 weeks on the skins at high temperatures, which is typical here. In 2017, unrelenting hot, dry conditions dehydrated the fruit. Yields were down 35%, while the berries were the smallest since 2011. As a result, Heinz and his team took a very different approach in the cellar, with lower temperatures in vinification and gentler extractions.

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