🏰 Ornellaia

Ornellaia is a wine estate on the Tuscan coast, between the village of Bolgheri and the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the province of Livorno. Wikidata, where the item is called Ornellaia e Masseto, dates it to 1981 and places it in Bolgheri. According to the estate, its vineyards are divided into dozens of parcels, face mainly south-west towards the sea, and grow on soils of marine, alluvial and volcanic origin.

According to the estate, the main red varieties are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, followed by Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot; for whites it grows Sauvignon Blanc, Petit Manseng, Viognier, Verdicchio and Vermentino. Its wines include Ornellaia, labelled Bolgheri DOC Superiore Rosso, Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia, Le Volte dell'Ornellaia, Poggio alle Gazze dell'Ornellaia and Ornellaia Bianco. Through the Vendemmia d'Artista project an artist designs labels for each vintage of Ornellaia.

Bolgheri is a protected designation of origin (PDO) on the coast of the province of Livorno. Its red is made mainly from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the designation also covers white and rosé wines, and “Superiore” marks a red made under stricter rules within the same PDO.

Why it matters to you. Bolgheri and Superiore on the label are set by the rules, while “Le Serre Nuove” or “Le Volte” are the estate's own names. The WHO reminds: there is no safe level of alcohol.