Le Serre Nuove Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore DOC

Le Serre Nuove Ornellaia is the wine that originates from the blend of barrels after the cuvee to produce Ornellaia has already been agreed. The amount of bottles of Le Serre Nuove is variable from year to year depending on the season and blend decided. Le Serre Nuove is produced from discretely old vineyards since the younger vines are used for the production of another wine from Ornellaia called Le Volte. Grapes selected for Le Serre Nuove are harvested when fully ripe between September and October, each parcel of vineyard is harvested and vinified separately. The grapes are manually harvested in 15 kg boxes and sorting is performed in vineyard and in the cellar before crushing. Alcoholic fermentation has a variable duration depending on the grape variety and the vintage. After the fermentation the wine is separated from the skins and put in french barrels for a 12 months aging period before blending and bottling. Le Serre Nuove Ornellaia rests in bottles for six months before release.