Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia 2019: Style and Identity in the name of Bolgheri, on the markets starting from September 1st.

Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia year after year has grown in identity and is today an important and pleasant expression of its denomination.

"Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia 2019" explains Axel Heinz, Estate Manager "it is precisely the attention to each step that has allowed us to maximize the aromatic potential of the grapes resulting in a soft and silky taste, with an elegant tannic texture and a savory and persistent finish ”.

It is distinguished by a more immediate drinkability and gustatory vivacity without losing sight of the style of the house and revealing the imprint of the vintage and its older brother, the Ornellaia a few months in advance.

The 2019 vintage was characterized by a variable climate, which alternated periods of cold and rain with long periods of drought and heat. After a mid-season winter, budding took place in the first week of April but cold and rainy conditions throughout April and May delayed flowering. The summer then passed hot and sunny, with above average temperatures and no rainfall. The rains at the end of July brought temperatures back to the seasonal norm, resulting in optimal conditions for ripening.

The alternation of sunny periods and water accelerated maturation and, in particular, the evolution of the skins: softer and more permeable than usual, ensuring optimal extraction of color and tannic matter. Today Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia 2019 is characterized on the nose "by fresh notes of ripe red fruits, accompanied by a lively balsamic vein with references to aromas of cypress and eucalyptus berries" says Olga Fusari, oenologist from Ornellaia.

The harvest of the reds in 2019 began on September 5, then, thanks to the temperatures that remained cool and the night breeze guaranteed by the proximity of the coast, it continued until the first week of October. The hand-picked grapes were further selected in the cellar on a double sorting table. Since 2016, in addition to the manual selection, the optical one has been introduced, which allows to obtain the perfection of each single grape once de-stemmed.

Each variety and each parcel is vinified separately. The malolactic fermentation begins in steel and is completed in barrique where the wine remains to mature for about 15 months. The assembly takes place after 12 months of aging in barrique, thus allowing the individual vines to give the maximum contribution of expression of the vintage and the territory.

The splendid synergy between verticality and freshness of the Cabernets, the rounder and deeper character of the Merlots and the structure of the Petit Verdot make “Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia” a complex wine with a typical Bolgheri identity, elegance and remarkable aging potential.