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ORNELLAIA POGGIO ALLE GAZZE DELL’ORNELLAIA 2020 Poggio alle Gazze dell’Ornellaia is one of Italy’s most innovative and progressive white wines, providing an altogether different experience of the Ornellaia estate and its Mediterranean influences. After a meticulous quality selection, whole clusters of Sauvignon Blanc, Vermentino and Viognier are given a very slow, gradual pressing, while great care is exercised to prevent oxidation of the fruit. After gravity settling of some 12 hours, the separate lots are transferred to barrique (25% new and 25% used), steel tanks and in concrete vats (50%). The wine matures on the fine lees for 6 months, with regular bâtonnage throughout the period, followed by the assemblage of the final blend. After a light fining, it rests an additional 12 months in the bottle before release.
More than most vintages, the year 2020 was characterised by a highly variable climate, which alternated periods of cold and rain with long bouts of drought and heat. Budding took place in the first week of April. Cold and rainy conditions throughout spring slowed down development of the vegetation. All summer long the weather remained hot and sunny, The harvest of Sauvignon Blanc started on August 19th and continued until the first days of September. Viognier grapes were harvested in late August, while the late ripening varieties Vermentino and Verdicchio fully ripened in mid-September.
"Lovely refined aromas, elderflower, peach, apricot, some white flowers and gently bitter orange rind. I love the texture here, smooth and succulent, a very satisfying weight - bright with such aromatic intensity. Body and texture here, a good food wine, with acidity giving lemon and lime touches and a clarity left on the tongue towards the finish. Very appealing." -GEORGINA HINKLE
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