99 Point (JS) 2019 Oreno Super Tuscan Is Back

BACK AGAIN! THE AMAZING 99 POINT
2019 ORENO SUPER TUSCAN IS HERE!

"The 2019 Tuscan wines are beginning to arrive, and it is another stunning vintage for Tuscany in line with the epic 2016. My personal expectations are extremely high, based on recent tastings and discussions with the producers. The first serious wine out of the gate is a showstopper, the 99 point 2019 Sette Ponti Oreno, which is only $69.99. The 2019 is Oreno’s highest score ever, equaling 2016; quite simply, this is one of the finest bottlings of Oreno ever.

A few years ago, we had a superb Oreno vertical tasting of seven vintages, ranging from 2004 to 2016. It was a spectacular tasting and Oreno has shown itself to be a wine that ages out extraordinarily well. Tasting the 2019 reinforces my assessment that this is one of the two finest examples the winery has produced and is a wine that will age out brilliantly for years to come. Oreno is an elegant and intense wine that is the flagship of the Sette Ponti estate. When we received our allocation of this wine a few months ago, we sold out in hours. We begged our supplier for more, and the benefit of having excellent relationships is that we are now thrilled to receive an additional allocation of this knockout wine. The 2019 Oreno is an amazing Super Tuscan on a par with those that are $150-$200 a bottle range, and The Wine House prices are among the best in the country: under $70 (over 36% off the release price)! Buy now to enjoy or cellar for the next few decades!" – Lance Montalto, The Wine House

Remember: The Wine House has you covered for the holidays! You can shop online 24/7 for wines, premium spirits, beers, sakes, classes & events, glassware and other select accessories for enjoying your wines. The Wine House is open for walk-in customers and curbside pickup is available between 11AM and 6PM. Our store holiday hours will be 11AM to 7PM beginning Monday, December 6 until Wednesday, December 23. We will close at 5PM on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve and will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

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99 Points: "Wow. Fantastic aromas of blackberries, currants, minerals, violets and graphite. Full-bodied with firm, silky tannins that are incredibly polished and intense, yet ever so refined and integrated in the wine. It goes on for minutes. The is one of the best modern-day Orenos so far. Best in 2025 and onwards." – James Suckling (July 2021)

FROM THE IMPORTER

Oreno, named after the river that runs through the property, is the flagship of Tenuta Sette Ponti. The soils that produce the fruit for Oreno are a blend of clay, sand and the stony galestro limestone that is special to Tuscany. Clusters are reduced to one or two per stalk in May to assure maximum quality when they are hand harvested in autumn. In the winery, grapes are hand sorted and destemmed. Fermentation occurs in a combination of temperature-controlled and lined, open-top tanks, followed by malolactic fermentation. Oreno is aged in French Allier barriques and in bottle before release.

HARVEST NOTE

It was a regular vintage, temperatures were in the norm, there was some rains during spring-summer period, mainly every 15 days we had 30-40mm of rainfall. We had sunny weeks with standard temperatures (25degree during day and 18degree by night,) which allowed the formation of important sugars. September was perfect, although with a little bit of humidity, but it was very sunny and with very little rain. We got very interesting Sangiovese, with elegant tannins, and characterful Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot , with excellent colors and great structural concentrations. We can affirm that 2018 will be a vintage of extreme quality, characterized by very balanced wines with good freshness and concentration.

TASTING NOTE

The nose impresses with great aromatic richness and a complex bouquet of blackcurrant, small black fruits and delicate balsamic notes of menthol. In the mouth, the wine has velvety tannins and with aromas of black berried fruits that fill the palate with lingering persistence.

FOOD PAIRING

Full flavored meats, game, roasted and braised red meat.

TECHNICAL DATA

GRAPES: 50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot

APPELLATION: Tuscany IGT

PH: 3.6

ACIDITY: 5.6 g/l

ABV: 15%

AGING: 18 months in new French Allier barriques and 12 months in bottle

POINTS OF DISTINCTION

A Tuscan Bordeaux blend of Merlot, Cabernet and Petit Verdot

Matured for 18 months in new French oak

ABOUT TENUTA SETTE PONTI

The estate is one of Tuscany’s most innovative, quality-driven producers of world-class Super Tuscans. It is owned by luxury goods entrepreneur Antonio Moretti, who engaged the finest team of enologists, viticulturists, and agronomists to help ensure the highest quality wines. The estate includes property in the famed Maremma coastal zone, which produces the wine Poggio al Lupo, sister to the Sicilian Feudo Maccari estate also owned by Moretti.

THE HISTORIC SETTE PONTI ESTATE

Tenuta Sette Ponti lies on historic land in the heart of the Chianti zone at the end of the Via del Monte, known locally as the Via dei Sette Ponti, in a beautiful hidden valley. Named for the seven medieval bridges crossing the Arno River on the road from Arezzo to Florence—one of which, the Ponte Buriano, is perceptible in the right far background of Leonardo DaVinci's Mona Lisa—the estate has a storied history. But it has been the dedication and savvy of luxury goods entrepreneur Antonio Moretti that has transformed the 750-acre estate into a multifaceted farm property that is today one of Tuscany’s most innovative, quality-driven producers of world-class Super Tuscans.

Tenuta Sette Ponti's first release was the 1998 vintage Crognolo, named after a wild bush, Cornus, which grows on the estate. The estate's second release, Oreno, is named after a small river running through the estate.

CHANNELING EXPERTISE

Previously the property of the Princesses Margherita and Cristina Savoia d'Aosta, the core of the Sette Ponti estate was purchased in 1957 as a hunting retreat by architect Alberto Moretti, and is now the family property of Antonio Moretti, his son.

Viticulture is not new to the estate, but winemaking is; the yield of the property's vineyards was until 1997 sold to various respected Tuscan wine producers. When Moretti decided to produce his own wine on the estate, he knew how to find the expertise he needed and, more important, how to learn from it. Once the decision to transform the vineyards was made, he engaged a team of gifted enologists. After considerable research, he also engaged Gilbert Bouvet, one of France's most skilled viticulturalists, to source new vines and the appropriate rootstocks for the best clones of Sangiovese. Sette Ponti's varied soils led Moretti to consulting agronomist Dr. Benedetto d'Anna, who guided preparation of the land for new plantings and creation of drainage channels without disturbing the natural balance of the soil.

THE HILL OF THE WOLF

In 1999, Moretti purchased a second estate. His choice of zone was based on a desire to produce wine in an area capable of great quality, but also a relatively undeveloped one with tremendous potential for growth. He acquired the Azienda Agricola Le Fornace in the Maremma on Tuscany’s southern coast, an area that would soon draw intense interest from several highly regarded producers. The property, in the DOC zone of Morellino di Scansano, was renamed Azienda Agricola Poggio al Lupo, or "Hill of the Wolf." It covers 115 acres, but at the time of purchase supported only 12 acres of vines, the yield of which was sold in bulk. From the estate’s original Cabernet Sauvignon, Alicante and Sangiovese plantings, established in 1989, the total area under vine has been increased to 37 acres. Of this, 40% is in Sangiovese, 35% in Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% in Alicante and the remainder in Petit Verdot.

A THIRD ESTATE

In 2000, Moretti acquired a third property in the Noto area of Sicily. He named this 250-acre estate Feudo Maccari.

UPDATED CURBSIDE PICKUP INSTRUCTIONS (AUGUST 2021):

1. Place your online order, select "curbside pickup" and the date you wish to pick up your order. You will receive several emails. The first will acknowledge receipt of your order, another will let you know that your order is ready for curbside pickup.

2. When your order is ready for curbside pickup, it will be at the front of the store. IMPORTANT! Due to space constraints, orders will only be held in the front of the store for curbside pickup for 3 days. After 3 days, they will be moved back to Will Call by the Customer Service Desk inside the store.

3. When picking up, pull up in front of the store. There is no need to call when you arrive at the store – just roll down your passenger window and let us know the name on the order. We will put your order in your vehicle. There is no need to step out of your vehicle.