Oreno 2016, Tenuta Sette Ponti, IGT Toscana

A dark, intense ruby red colour tinged with dappled violet tones, Oreno is a captivating wine. Its incredible complexity and fullness are clear from the first wafts of the bouquet. The ripe
fruit notes of ripe berries, blackberries, and black currant are elegantly married with heady notes of chocolate and balsamic. Its velvety tannins and rich structure make for a sublime
wine whose very long finish one can luxuriate in.

Tenuta Sette Ponti is the vision of one man, Dr. Antonio Moretti, who after taking over the estate from his father in the late 1990s decided to produce estate-bottled wines. Recognising the estate’s exceptional terroir, Dr. Moretti, in collaboration with celebrated winemaker Giuseppe Ca Viola, has transformed Sette Ponti into one of Tuscany’s most celebrated estates. Recent accolades include Gambero Rosso’s Winery of the Year in 2015, multiple 95+ point scores and several “Top 10 Wines in the World” by publications from around the world.

After the grape clusters have been expertly selected in May, and the unneeded clusters
removed, the grape clusters have been expertly selected in May, and the unneeded clusters
removed, the berries are allowed to grow and mature, before they are picked by hand when
at their ripest. After being hand-sorted and destemmed, the skins are broken rather than
crushed. This is fermented for 25 days and macerated before malolactic fermentation. The
wine is aged in new French Allier oak barriques for 14-18 months, and the wines are blended
twice – when the wines are put into the barriques, and again after the first racking – resulting
in a 50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Petit Verdot blend of international
varietals.