Tenuta dell’Ornellaia Ornellaia 1999 — Bolgheri, 1.5 L

Name: Tenuta dell’Ornellaia Ornellaia 1999 — Bolgheri, 1.5 L
Brand: Tenuta dell'Ornellaia
SKU: TOS-TENUTA-DELL-ORNELLAIA-1999-150
Price: 720.00 EUR
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Tenuta dell'Ornellaia

1999 · 1.5 L · RP 95

€ 720,00

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Ornellaia 1999 from Bolgheri, Tuscany: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc, a flagship red made before Frescobaldi took full ownership in 2005.

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SKU: TOS-TENUTA-DELL-ORNELLAIA-1999-150

Key facts

Vintage: 1999
Appellation: Bolgheri
Classification: DOC
Grapes: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Vintage rating: 94/100 — ready to drink
Format: 1.5 L
Producer: Tenuta dell'Ornellaia
Region: Tuscany
Country: Italy
Type: Red
Sweetness: Dry

Bolgheri 1999 on the Robert Parker Wine Advocate vintage chart

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

Ornellaia 1999: the last vintage before Mondavi bought in

The 1999 Ornellaia is the estate’s flagship red from the 1999 harvest, made before the Frescobaldi family became sole owner. It comes from the Bolgheri appellation on the Tuscan coast and is a dry red of three varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. The bottle is a 1.5 L magnum, double the standard 0.75 L size.

Illustration: coastal vineyards and cypress avenue, Bolgheri

Antinori, Mondavi and Frescobaldi: ownership around the 1999 harvest

Marchese Lodovico Antinori founded the estate in 1981, and the first Ornellaia vintage was 1985. Robert Mondavi Winery took a minority stake in November 1999.

Illustration: Tuscan barrel cellar, Bolgheri

Le Serre Nuove, Le Volte and Masseto beside the 1999

By the 1999 harvest the estate already made other wines. Le Volte had been produced since 1991, and Le Serre Nuove, the second wine, since 1997. Masseto, a Merlot from a 7 hectare vineyard, was first made in 1986 and began at the estate. It is now made by a separate team.

Illustration: red Bolgheri with bistecca, Bolgheri

Bolgheri DOC around 1999

This bottle is classed as DOC. The Bolgheri DOC dates from 1983, and its current red-wine regulations from 1994, so the appellation was already in force when the 1999 was harvested.

The 1999 vintage in Bolgheri

The vintage chart scores Bolgheri Superiore 1999 at 94 and marks it R, which means ready to drink. The 94 rates the vintage in the region, not this bottle.

Drinking Ornellaia 1999 now

The vintage chart marks the vintage as ready to drink.

Questions buyers ask

What grapes are in Ornellaia 1999?

It is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.

Is Ornellaia 1999 ready to drink?

The vintage chart marks Bolgheri Superiore 1999 as ready to drink.

Who owned Ornellaia when the 1999 was made?

The Antinori family owned the estate; Marchese Lodovico Antinori founded it in 1981. Robert Mondavi Winery took a minority stake only in November 1999, after the harvest.

When was the first Ornellaia vintage?

The first Ornellaia vintage was 1985, four years after the estate was founded in 1981.

This bottle

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