Tenuta dell’Ornellaia Ornellaia 2008 — Bolgheri, 0.75 L

Name: Tenuta dell’Ornellaia Ornellaia 2008 — Bolgheri, 0.75 L
Brand: Tenuta dell'Ornellaia
Price: 288.00 EUR
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Tenuta dell'Ornellaia

2008 · 0.75 L · RP 97

€ 288,00

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Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore 2008, a 0.75 L bottle from Bolgheri: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, suggested drinking window 2018–2033.

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0.75 L
Drink 2018-2033
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SKU: TOS-TENUTA-DELL-ORNELLAIA-BOLGHERI-SUPERIORE-2008-075

Key facts

Vintage: 2008
Appellation: Bolgheri
Classification: DOC
Grapes: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot
Drinking window: 2018–2033
Vintage rating: 92/100 — ready to drink
Format: 0.75 L
Producer: Tenuta dell'Ornellaia
Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy
Type: Red
Sweetness: Dry

Bolgheri 2008 on the Robert Parker Wine Advocate vintage chart

Category: Bolgheri, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, DOC, Italy, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Red, Tuscany, Wine

Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore 2008: label, grapes and age

The 2008 Ornellaia is labelled Bolgheri Superiore DOC. It is the flagship red of Tenuta dell’Ornellaia, a Bordeaux-style blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.

Illustration: coastal vineyards and cypress avenue, Bolgheri

Bolgheri Superiore DOC: the appellation rules

Under the current Bolgheri production code, Bolgheri Superiore must age at least two years counted from 1 January after the harvest, with at least one year in oak barrels. The wine is a DOC from the Bolgheri appellation in Tuscany.

Illustration: Tuscan barrel cellar, Bolgheri

A Frescobaldi-owned vintage: Ornellaia 2008

The 2008 was made under full Frescobaldi ownership: the family bought the remaining half of the estate on 1 April 2005, after joining as 50-50 partners in 2002. Lodovico Antinori founded the estate in 1981, and the first Ornellaia vintage was 1985. Robert Mondavi Winery took a minority stake in 1999.

Illustration: red Bolgheri with bistecca, Bolgheri

Ornellaia’s 99 hectares: what is planted

The estate farms 99 hectares across the Ornellaia and Bellaria sites, at 50 to 120 metres above sea level, on marine, alluvial and volcanic soils. Current plantings are 38 hectares of Cabernet Sauvignon, 38 of Merlot, 12 of Cabernet Franc and 7 of Petit Verdot, alongside small plots of Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier and Petit Manseng for the estate’s white wines. These are today’s figures for the estate, not a breakdown of the 2008 blend.

Drinking the 2008 now

Our suggested drinking window for this bottle is 2018 to 2033, so it is inside its window today. The regional vintage rating for Bolgheri Superiore 2008 is 92 with the letter R, which means ready to drink. That figure rates the year as a whole; it is not a score for this bottle.

Questions buyers ask

Is this Ornellaia 2008 a Bolgheri Superiore?

Yes. The 2008 Ornellaia is labelled Bolgheri Superiore DOC, a wine that must age at least two years from 1 January after the harvest.

What grapes are in Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore 2008?

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.

When should Ornellaia 2008 be drunk?

Our suggested drinking window runs from 2018 to 2033, so the bottle can be opened now. The regional vintage rating marks the year as ready to drink.

How long does Bolgheri Superiore have to age?

At least two years from 1 January after the harvest, with at least one year in oak barrels, according to the Bolgheri production code.

What is Ornellaia?

The flagship Bordeaux-style red of Tenuta dell'Ornellaia in Bolgheri, a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.

This bottle

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