NV Assortment Case
⏳ Drinking Window
Varies by bottle within the assortment: entry-tier selections are best enjoyed within 3 to 8 years of vintage, while the flagship estate wines can gracefully cellar for 15 to 30 years.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-braised wild boar, grilled Bistecca alla Fiorentina, and aged Pecorino cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
The Ornellaia Assortment Case represents a curated journey through one of Italy's most prestigious estates, located in the pristine coastal amphitheater of Bolgheri, Tuscany. Founded in 1981 by Marchese Lodovico Antinori, Ornellaia was instrumental in establishing the global reputation of the 'Super Tuscan' movement. The estate's unique terroir benefits from maritime breezes off the Tyrrhenian Sea and a complex mosaic of marine, alluvial, and volcanic soils. An assortment case typically showcases the estate's mastery over Bordeaux varieties—Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot—ranging from the vibrant, accessible Le Volte dell'Ornellaia to the profound, structured flagship Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore, reflecting a philosophy of uncompromising quality and artistic expression.
🍾 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.