Ornellaia - Poggio Alle Gazze2015
WHITE WINE
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Producer
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Country
Italy
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Region
Tuscany
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UPC
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Technical Details
Estate
Ornellaia, founded in 1981, has quickly become one of the most iconic producers in Italy (and beyond)-a legendary estate hidden in the foothills of Bolgheri, facing the Mediterranean coast. Ornellaia produces world-class wines from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc, and prides itself on its obsession with excellence – at all levels. No shortcuts in the production process are allowed or tolerated, each grape
is subject to a double selection process, and each vineyard is vinified separately in individual tanks, allowing each individual base wine to contribute its own character to the final blend.
Vinification
The clusters were hand-picked into small 15kg boxes in the early morning hours and immediately chilled on arrival at the cellar in order to fully preserve their aromatic compounds. After a meticulous quality selection, the whole clusters were given a very slow, gradual pressing, while great
care was exercised to prevent oxidation of the fruit. After gravity settling of some 12 hours, the separate lots of must were put in barriques, 23% of which new and 27% used, in steel tanks, and in concrete and oak vats (50%). Fermentation temperatures did not exceed 22 Celsius, and the wine did not go through malolactic fermentation. The wine matured on the fine lees for 6 months, with regular bâtonnage throughout the period, followed by the assemblage of the final blend. After a light fining, it rested an additional 12 months in the bottle before release.
Vintage
Spring was characterized by dry and sunny weather, ideal conditions for normal vegetative growth that led to quick and full flowering at the end of May From June water stress steadily arrived. July will be remembered as particularly scorching hot and dry, with temperature highs consistently
above 30°C on every single day of the month. Fortunately the rain arrived around August 10th with heavy rainfall that unblocked the ripening process, bringing with it some much fresher weather during the final phase of ripening. This cooler but sunny weather lasted for the entire harvesting period, allowing the winery to harvest very slowly, waiting to make sure that every vineyard had arrived a at the perfect point in the maturing.
Wine
Poggio alle Gazze dell'Ornellaia owes its elegant Mediterranean style to the Estate's unique microclimate. This gift of nature allows Poggio alle Gazze dell'Ornellaia, with its predominance of Sauvignon Blanc (61%), to display a firm structure and ripe fruit while maintaining great finesse. This unique blend also includes 23% of Viognier, 14% of Vermentino and 2% Petit Manseng