Ornellaia 1988

The symbolic wine of the historic Tenuta Ornellaia Toscana winery. A superior Bolgheri able to tell the most unique essences of these magical lands.
Manual harvest with maniacal selection of the grapes. Fermentation in steel vats with 10-15 day maceration. Aging in barriques for about 18 months, with assembly of the grapes after the first 12 months of ageing, and final stop in the bottle for a further 12 months. An epochal wine, a must for any self-respecting winery.
Deep ruby ​​red in colour, with a wonderful sheen. The nose immediately persuades with intense and fine sensations of red pulp fruit, with an elegant spiciness and hints of mushrooms and bark. Very balanced on the palate, ample, round, with velvety tannins and an alcoholic structure that reveals a great aging capacity.
It accompanies important meals and goes perfectly with dishes based on red meats, game and fatty cheeses.

Ornellaia is located a few kilometers from the Mediterranean coast. In the summer months, the fresh sea breeze caresses the vineyards and nearby olive groves, while during the winter the hills protect you from the cold northern winds. Ornellaia believes that a wine should be the most authentic expression of the terroir from which it comes and, right here, combined with the maritime climate, the heterogeneous nature of the estate's soils - of marine, alluvial and volcanic origin - creates a distinctive environment where the varieties red and white can express themselves at their best.
The company's production philosophy focuses on a single objective: quality. Each choice therefore assumes extreme importance and implies absolute attention to detail. No shortcuts are allowed in any phase of the production process: this is the company's way of working. Only in this way is it possible to obtain the best grapes based on the climatic characteristics of each vintage.
The grapes of each cru ferment separately, since each base wine contributes to the creation of the final blend, by virtue of the specific conditions of the vineyard of origin: combination of soil, climatic exposure and of course type of vine. Only after a year of aging in barrels are the base wines assembled in compliance with the two main criteria: the expression of elegance inherent in the spirit of Ornellaia and the style of the vintage