In the glass
Aroma: white peach, honeysuckle, lemon zest, wet stone
Palate: yellow apple, creamy oak, salinity, almond
Ornellaia's coastal Bolgheri DOC Bianco, oak-aged Sauvignon Blanc-led blend introduced 2013.
What it pairs with
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Grilled langoustine
Coastal white meets coastal seafood. -
Roast turbot with brown butter
Oak-aged white handles brown-butter sauce. -
Burrata with stone fruit
Cream and peach lock together.
History
Ornellaia Bianco was introduced 2013 as the estate's first white wine, an oak-aged Sauvignon Blanc-Viognier-Vermentino blend.
- 2013 — First vintage of Ornellaia Bianco
Facts
- Producer
- Tenuta dell'Ornellaia
- Grapes
- Sauvignon Blanc (60%), Viognier (30%), Vermentino (10%)
- Classification
- Bolgheri DOC Bianco
- Oak
- 14 months in French oak barriques
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- EUR 150 to 250 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5 to 15 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2013
Scores
- Wine Advocate 96 (2019 vintage, reviewed 2022)
- Vinous 95 (2019 vintage, reviewed 2022)