TENUTA DELL’ORNELLAIA Poggio alle Gazze 2014

TENUTA DELL’ORNELLAIA 

For 700 years the Frescobaldi family has combined tradition, experience and innovation with creativity and the pursuit of excellence. The family has always looked to develop and celebrate the diversity of Tuscany’s terroir, being proud owners of some of the greatest vineyards in this region.

They always seek to maintain the identity and autonomy of each property.

ORNELLAIA, perceived as one of the world’s iconic wineries, has flourished under the Frescobaldi family’s ownership. It is just one of the estates owned by the family alongside ATTEMS (Friuli), MASSETO, DANZANTE, LUCE DELLA VITE and the six FRESCOBALDI Estates, Nipozzano, CastelGiocondo, Pomino, Ammiraglia, Castiglioni and Remole.

-Philosophy-

Our production philosophy revolves around Ornellaia’s obsession with excellence – at all levels. Every choice we make is of absolute importance and implies an all-consuming attention to detail. At no point in the production process are shortcuts allowed or tolerated, and this is how we succeed harvesting grapes that are of the very highest quality irrespective of the climatic conditions in that particular year.

POGGIO ALLE GAZZE

Poggio alle Gazze dell’Ornellaia, owes its elegant Mediterranean style to the Estate’s unique microclimate. This gift of nature allows Poggio alle Gazze dell’Ornellaia, with its predominance of Sauvignon Blanc, to display a firm structure and ripe fruit while maintaining great finesse.

-Winemaker’s tasting notes vintage 2014-

“The 2014 vintage will go down in history as one of the most unusual in the memory of Ornellaia. A warm and rainy winter was followed by a mild and dry spring which allowed for a normal vegetative growth with timely and regular blooms. A July that was fairly standard was followed by a cold and rainy August. But while this provided a challenge with regard to the ripening of red grapes, these same conditions created a very favourable terrain for the ripening of the whites, combining cool temperatures without prolonged periods of water stress, two essential elements for enabling the full development of the aromatic potential and maintenance of a lively and fresh acidity. The dry, sunny weather in September, marked by considerable nocturnal temperature ranges, enabled us to deliver the grapes to the cellar in perfect condition. 2014 has been one of the latest harvests ever, with Sauvignon and Viognier being harvested between 25 August and 6 September. The harvesting of white grapes ended in the last week of September with the Vermentino and Verdicchio varieties. ”

 

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