Ornellaia – 2009 – Bolgheri DOC Superiore

Dark ruby ​​red. Fine par excellence, full body, concentrated, with silky tannins, pure fruit aromas, culminating in a long and intense finish. An extremely well-structured wine. Remarkable complexity, aromas of black berries, intense spices and tobacco. The sorting of the grains is done manually. Alcoholic fermentation occurs at 26-30 degrees Celsius for a week. Maceration on watermelon between 10 and 15 days. Malolactic fermentation made in small oak barrels (70% new and 30% past the first cycle). After the first 12 months of maturation, the wine is assembled and returned to the barriques for another 6 months. After bottling, the wine is stored in the bottlefor another 12 months.