Bolgheri Rosso Superiore 'La Proporzione' Tenuta dell'Ornellaia 2020
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Bolgheri Rosso Superiore 'La Proporzione' Tenuta dell'Ornellaia 2020

The Bolgheri Rosso Superiore "La Proporzione" is a great Tuscan red wine produced with Bordeaux blend and aged for 18 months in barrique. It is robust and very intense, with perfumes of wild fruit jam and coffe, with a full-bodied, smooth taste: a great Supertuscan!

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290,00 
Awards
96 Wine Spectator
4 Vitae AIS
95 Robert Parker
5 Bibenda
98 James Suckling

Features

Denomination

Bolgheri DOC

Vines

Cabernet Sauvignon 50%, Merlot 32%, Cabernet Franc 13%, Petit Verdot 5%

Tipologia

Alcohol content

14.5 %

Format

75 cl Bottle

Aging

18 months in barrique

Additional Notes

Contains sulfites
Collection bottle, no discounts

BOLGHERI ROSSO SUPERIORE 'LA PROPORZIONE' TENUTA DELL'ORNELLAIA 2020 DESCRIPTION

Tenuta dell'Ornellaia introduces Bolgheri Rosso Superiore 'La Proporzione', an elegant and prestigious interpretation by one of the most important wineries in Tuscany. La Proporzione' belongs to the 'Vendemmia d'Artista' project, for which the artist Joseph Kosuth was asked to interpret the character of the vintage. This label represents the fifteenth edition of the project and is produced in limited quantities alongside the classic 'Ornellaia'. The name effectively describes the energy of growth in the plants and the flourishing condition of nature as it transforms.

Tenuta dell'Ornellaia's Bolgheri Rosso Superiore 'La Proporzione' is made from a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (50%), Merlot (32%), Cabernet Franc (13%) and Petit Verdot (5%). The vines are planted on clayey-sandy soils, characterised by an abundant presence of marl, marine fossils and limestone pebbles. Following manual harvesting and careful double selection, the bunches are destemmed and softly crushed, with the different grape varieties being vinified separately. Alcoholic fermentation takes place between stainless steel tanks and cement vats at a controlled temperature, combined with approximately 3 weeks of contact between the must and the skins. Malolactic fermentation takes place in oak barriques, 70% new and 30% of second-passage, followed by 18 months of maturation prior to bottling and a further one year's rest in the bottle.

"La Proporzione" Bolgheri Rosso Superiore di Tenuta dell'Ornellaia is an intense ruby red colour. The nose expands on descriptors of berries, leather, spices and balsamic herbs, including black pepper and sage. Full-bodied and vibrant on the palate, where the robust richness is perfectly balanced by the fresh-savoury component and ripe tannins.

Colour

Rich and intense ruby red

Scent

Notes of wild fruit jam with hints of roasted coffee and gentle scents of pine

Taste

Rich and balanced with soft tannins