In the glass

Medium-bodiedMedium tanninHigh acidityDryMedium finish

Aroma: red cherry, graphite, violet

Palate: red plum, iron, tobacco

Ornellaia's accessible Sangiovese-Bordeaux Toscana IGT, the estate's everyday-drinking bottle.

What it pairs with

  • Lasagna alla bolognese
    Sangiovese-Bordeaux mid-weight with meat lasagna.
  • Pizza Margherita
    Tomato sweetness with sour-cherry acid.
  • Pici al ragu Find pici al ragu on TableJourney →
    Hand-rolled pici with Sangiovese-led blend.

History

Le Volte dell'Ornellaia is the estate's accessible Sangiovese-led Bordeaux-blend Toscana IGT, in continuous production since 1991.

  1. 1991 — First vintage of Le Volte

Facts

Producer
Tenuta dell'Ornellaia
Grapes
Sangiovese (50%), Merlot (30%), Cabernet Sauvignon (20%)
Classification
Toscana IGT
Oak
10 months in French oak barriques
ABV
14.0%
Price
EUR 22 to 32 at retail
Drinking window
3 to 10 from vintage
First vintage
1991

Scores

  • Wine Advocate 90 (2020 vintage, reviewed 2022)

Tags

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