Superiore 25th Anniversary
⏳ Drinking Window
2018 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic Bistecca alla Fiorentina, slow-braised wild boar ragu, and aged Pecorino Toscano cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Ornellaia, established in 1981 by Marchese Lodovico Antinori in the pristine coastal amphitheater of Bolgheri, stands as a monument to the Super Tuscan revolution. The 25th Anniversary edition celebrates the historic 2010 vintage of this legendary estate, marking a quarter-century of crafting world-class Bordeaux-style blends beneath the Tuscan sun. The wine is a masterful assemblage of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot, shaped by Bolgheri's unique maritime microclimate where sea breezes temper the warm Mediterranean afternoons. Grown on complex soils of alluvial clay, sand, and volcanic gravel, each parcel is vinified separately before undergoing meticulous aging in French oak barriques for approximately 18 months. This cuvée represents the pinnacle of Italian winemaking, combining opulent dark fruit, refined structure, and a deep 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.
🍇 Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Petit Verdot