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2015 Ornellaia Le Serre Nuove dell’Ornellaia Bolgheri Rosso Tuscany 750 ml

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Ornellaia’s Super Tuscan Terroir, Without the Price

Ornellaia’s Super Tuscan Terroir, Without the Price

Ornellaia. The name alone is heart-stirring. In 1997, the illustrious Italian winery, often referred to as “Italy’s First Growth,” began producing a second wine, Le Serre Nuove, made in the same estate vineyards and by the same winemaking team. Today it’s one of the most highly anticipated Tuscan buys of the year, consistently scoring higher than second wines from Premier Cru estates like Château Lafite Rothschild and Château Haut-Brion. 

Laying on the praise, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate calls the 2015 “a stunning and exuberant wine” that “pits power against elegance with confidence and grace.” James Suckling went even higher, suggesting this wine would be ideal in 2020. At $44.99 per bottle, roughly 1/5 the price of the grand vin Ornellaia, it offers the majesty of the label at a fantastic value, and it’s inching toward perfection after four years in the hallowed Ornellaia cellars.

Today, we have this library release Super Tuscan at the best price in the nation, and the best in the nation by nearly $20 on cases. This is a rare shot at a legendary wine from a classic vintage we don’t expect to see again. 

Just south of the famed cyprus-lined avenue of Bolgheri, the Ornellaia estate drips with pedigree. The original Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc vines here were planted by the legendary Russian-born enologist André Tchelistcheff, who told then-owner Lodovico Antinori that the property was a vinicultural “El Dorado.” Today, the vines are tended by Axel Heinz, “one of the world’s most in-demand winemakers” according to Vinous founder Antonio Galloni. For the “Le Serre Nuove,” Heinz selects fruit from younger vines and leans more on Merlot, resulting in a fresher, more elegant profile that drinks beautifully out of the gate.

It’s rare to see a Super Tuscan of this quality at such an approachable price. If you covet legacy Tuscan releases, this bottle belongs in your collection.