Ornellaia e Masseto

$33.00750ml

Match supple, superstar Tuscans with baked, grilled and roasted dishes.

Try venison meatloaf with blackberry barbecue sauce,

bistecca alla Fiorentina

or crispy duck with fire-roasted plums.

Eyes:

Ruby

Nose:

Medium-High Intensity, developing, herbaceous, red fruits, smoky

Mouth:

Medium-Full Bodied, dry, medium acidity, average tannin, moderate-high intensity, medium finish, black cherry, chocolate, forest floor

With vineyards planted in 1981, wines produced in 1985 and a state-of-the-art winery built a couple of years later, Tenuta dell' Ornellaia was, some say, Lodovico Antinori's Super Tuscan response to his cousin Nicola Incisa's neighboring Sassicaia and his brother Piero Antinori's Solaia. Later owned by the Mondavis, the known-for their-Merlot estate is now owned by the Frescobaldis. The 2017 Le Volte is 67% Merlot.