Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia

In the glass

Aroma: black cherry, graphite, violet, tobacco

Palate: dark plum, iron, espresso, wild herbs

Ornellaia's second wine, Merlot-led Bordeaux blend from younger Bolgheri vineyards.

What it pairs with

• Rib of beef, dry-aged Find rib of beef, dry-aged on TableJourney →
  Bolgheri structure for dry-aged beef.
• Beef short rib in red wine
  Merlot plush texture for braised short rib.
• Hard cheese with truffle honey
  Sweet umami and cedar.

History

Le Serre Nuove launched 1997 as Ornellaia's second wine, a Merlot-led Bordeaux blend Bolgheri DOC.

1. 1997 — First vintage of Le Serre Nuove

Facts

Producer

Tenuta dell'Ornellaia

Grapes

Merlot (50%), Cabernet Sauvignon (25%), Cabernet Franc (15%), Petit Verdot (10%)

Classification

Bolgheri DOC

Oak

14 months in French oak barriques

ABV

14.0%

Price

EUR 50 to 80 at retail

Drinking window

5 to 15 from vintage

First vintage

1997

Scores

• Wine Advocate 94 (2019 vintage, reviewed 2022)

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