Tenuta Dell’ornellaia Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore Bordeaux Blend

The desire to nurture the estate’s exceptional qualities has shaped ornellaia’s philosophy since the beginning. Ornellaia is a cuvee of cabernet sauvignon merlot cabernet franc & petit verdot and the faithful expression of unique terroir developed in harmony with nature. The 2014 growing season a warm and wet winter was followed by a mild and dry spring which allowed a normal vegetative growth with a punctual and regular flowering. The weather in july was perfect august however was rainy and cold creating very difficult conditions for ripening and greatly increasing the risk of diseases. The meticulous work in the vineyard with leaf stripping and treatments during the entire month of august enabled us to maintain the good health of our vines allowing them to develop free of disease during september and october. These two months of perfect conditions with mostly sunny and dry weather gave us excellent conditions for ripening. During the harvest it was crucial to careful