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Wine Description
The Story
Ornellaia Bianco was crafted alongside Ornellaia’s flagship wine and translates the essence of the estate’s terroir into a light-filled interpretation of the sun and sea of Bolgheri. Vineyard parcels secretly mind the balance until the time comes to harvest the grapes before challenging time with taut and elegant complexity.
Wine Information
“The result of one of the longest harvests in the history of Ornellaia, this white wine vaunts complex exotic fruit aromas, accompanied by light vanilla and toasted notes. Opulent and dense on the palate with a gentle fruitiness that is borne out by juicy savouriness.”
Olga Fusari – Winemaker – March 2020
Vintage 2018
THE 2018 GROWING SEASON
After several years in which winter seemed to be little more than a memory, 2018 brought a return to normal climatic conditions. Temperatures spent enough time below zero for the vines to begin their well-deserved winter rest. The spring will be remembered as one of the wettest in history, with three times the seasonal average rainfall and high temperatures in April. Despite late budbreak, the weather conditions and ...
