Collezione Assortment Case (2001)
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic Tuscan wild boar ragu, grilled Bistecca alla Fiorentina, or slow-braised lamb shanks with rosemary.
✨ Technical Specifications
This rare collector's case brings together six exceptional vintages (2001 through 2006) of Ornellaia, one of the founding pillars of the Super Tuscan movement in Bolgheri. Established in 1981 by Marchese Lodovico Antinori, the estate lies in a unique maritime microclimate where clay, gravel, and sand soils are cooled by gentle sea breezes from the Mediterranean. The wine itself is a classic Bordeaux-style blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot. Each parcel is harvested and vinified separately to preserve the distinct voice of the terroir, then aged for approximately 18 months in French oak barriques. This specific span of vintages represents a golden era of Bolgheri, showcasing the estate's evolution toward ultimate elegance, structural complexity, and a profound sense of place.
🍾 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.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Petit Verdot