25 Anniversario
⏳ Drinking Window
2018 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-braised wild boar, roasted rack of lamb with rosemary, or aged Parmigiano-Reggiano.
✨ Technical Specifications
Ornellaia, established in 1981 by Marchese Lodovico Antinori in the pristine coastal amphitheater of Bolgheri, stands as an iconic pillar of the Super Tuscan movement. The '25 Anniversario' represents a historic milestone, specifically celebrating the 25th vintage of this legendary estate with the monumental 2010 release. Crafted from a classic Bordeaux-style blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot, the wine reflects the unique maritime terroir of Bolgheri, where clay, gravel, and sand meet cooling sea breezes from the Tyrrhenian Sea. Each parcel is hand-harvested and vinified separately before undergoing meticulous aging for around 18 months in French oak barriques, followed by further refinement in the bottle. This cuvée tells a story of visionary rebellion, transforming a once-overlooked coastal marsh into one of the world's most prestigious wine-growing paradises.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1981 by Marchese Lodovico Antinori and guided today under the stewardship of the Frescobaldi family with Technical Director Marco Balsimelli, Ornellaia stands as a pillar of coastal Tuscan viticulture. Situated near Bolgheri along the Tyrrhenian seaboard, the estate commands around 100 hectares of meticulously mapped vineyards. Soils reflect a mosaic of marine gravel, clay, loam, and limestone, nourished by generous maritime sunlight and tempered by cooling coastal breezes sweeping down from the Colline Metallifere. Viticulture adheres to rigorous sustainable standards, certified through Equalitas, championing parcel-level diversity and biodiversity. Ornellaia's winemaking philosophy centers on precise vinification of individual micro-plots in stainless steel and concrete before barrel maturation in fine-grained French oak. The estate's namesake grand vin, Bolgheri DOC Superiore Ornellaia, blends Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot with structural nobility and opulence, alongside benchmark bottlings such as Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia, Poggio alle Gazze, and the legendary single-vineyard Merlot, Masseto.
🍇 Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Petit Verdot