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Orma Toscana IGT

Orma

Denomination
Toscana IGT
Region
Tuscany
ABV
15%
Drink
2022: 2025 to 2035

A Bolgheri Bordeaux blend from Podere Orma, the Moretti Cuseri family of Tenuta Sette Ponti, grown between Ornellaia and Sassicaia. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc give black fruit, tobacco and fine tannin after a year in French oak.

Best price
£69.00

2022 · 75cl · checked 6 Nov · Delivery charge shown at checkout

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Where to buy Orma

£69.00 best price · 1 retailer with 75cl · 2022 in stock · checked 6 Nov 2026

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XtraWine Best price 2022 · 75cl · checked 6 Nov · Delivery charge shown at checkout
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£69.00 £92.00/L
Vino.com Best price 2023 · 75cl · checked 6 Nov · Delivery usually £16.90, free on 2 bottles
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£73.00 £97.33/L
Orchard Wines Best price 2020 · 75cl · checked 6 Nov · Delivery £6.99, free on 2 bottles
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£85.00 £113.33/L
Millesima Best price 2023 · 75cl · checked 6 Nov · Delivery £20, free on 3 bottles
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£96.70 £128.93/L
Unavailable (3)
Berry Bros. & Rudd Best price 2022 · 75cl · checked 6 Nov · Delivery £10, free on 3 bottles
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£42.00 £56.00/L
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Vinatis Best price 2021 · 75cl · checked 6 Nov · Delivery £6 for 1 to 6 bottles, £0.50 per extra bottle
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£61.17 £81.56/L
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Vino.com Best price 2022 · 75cl · checked 6 Nov · Delivery usually £16.90, free on 2 bottles
Out of stock
£85.00 £113.33/L
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Tasting Notes

Tasting Orma: black fruit, tobacco and Bolgheri tannin

Built from Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc and aged a year in French oak, Orma leads with blackberry and plum, then tobacco, chocolate and a savoury, leathery undergrowth note.

Tasted by
ItalianWines editorial
Tasted on
11 June 2026
Source
Drinker consensus · confidence Medium
Typical of Merlot
Body Light / Full
Tannins Smooth / Grippy
Sweetness Dry / Sweet
Acidity Soft / Crisp
Nose

Orma opens dark. Blackberry and plum lead, wrapped in the tobacco and sweet spice of twelve months in French oak. Violet lifts the top. A savoury layer of leather and undergrowth sits underneath. It smells ripe and Mediterranean rather than fresh and red-fruited.

VioletViolet
Black cherryBlack cherry
BlackberryBlackberry
PlumPlum
TobaccoTobacco
Forest FloorForest Floor
LeatherLeather
LiquoriceLiquorice
ChocolateChocolate
Palate

Full-bodied and warm at around 15% alcohol, it carries the flesh you expect from a Merlot-led Bolgheri blend. Then Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc draw firm, fine-grained tannins across the middle. Twenty-one days on the skins and a year in partly new barriques build the core. That core is ripe black fruit, chocolate and a brackish, savoury tannin the estate itself points to. There is enough coastal-Tuscan freshness to keep it from feeling heavy.

Finish

The finish is long and savoury, closing on graphite, dark chocolate and that leather-and-tobacco signature rather than sweet fruit. It is a young wine's grip: give the structured 2021 time, or decant the riper vintages.

Overall

Orma is the Moretti Cuseri family's coastal Bordeaux statement. It sits between their inland Oreno and the Bolgheri first growths next door. Drinkers like it year after year, the best vintages most of all. It is for someone who wants a polished, oak-framed Tuscan red for red meat and a special table. The 2021 is worth cellaring.

Drink now Best by 2036
Live UK pricing

Buying Orma: vintages and prices

Orma trades around £70 to £97 a bottle in the UK across the 2021, 2022 and 2023 vintages. The 2021 carries the strongest critic scores, 96 to 97 points, with Falstaff giving the 97.

Best price · 75 cl · 2022 £69.00 at XtraWine
75cl · 2022 available from XtraWine £69.00, in stock
Vintages live 2023 · 2022 · 2020 Newest vintage on sale here: 2023
Per-litre (75cl · 2022 basis) £92.00 Lowest current 75cl · 2022 offer
Last checked 6 Nov 2026 Refreshed once every 24 hours
Other vintages and formats: 2 price lines

75cl · 2020: £85.00, 1 UK retailer

75cl · 2023: £73.00 - £96.70, 2 UK retailers

Wine fit score

How Orma scores: food, cellar and occasion

A full-bodied, oak-aged Bolgheri blend at £70-plus, Orma scores high for special-occasion drinking and red-meat pairing, and rewards medium-term cellaring more than everyday pouring.

Best with food 9.0/10

Firm Cabernet tannin, ripe black fruit and coastal acidity make it a natural for chargrilled and braised red meat and aged cheese.

Best for an occasion 8.8/10

A prestigious Bolgheri Bordeaux blend with 96 to 97 point vintages: a genuine special-occasion and gifting bottle.

Best for cellar 7.8/10

A year in French oak, firm Cabernet tannin and the structured 2021 give eight to twelve years of cellaring, though it is not built for multi-decade ageing.

Best value 5.5/10

At £70 to £97 it sits well above the typical Toscana IGT, but undercuts its Bolgheri first-growth neighbours for comparable Bordeaux-blend quality.

Best intro to this style 4.2/10

A serious, oak-framed, tannic Super Tuscan at a premium price: rewarding, but not an easy first step into Italian red.

Best everyday bottle 2.2/10

At £70-plus and full-bodied with firm tannin, it is a special-bottle red, not a weeknight pour.

Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.

Denomination Compliance Snapshot

Toscana in five fields

A compact view of what the Toscana denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.

Allowed grapes
Variety list not yet recorded
This bottle: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc.
Minimum ageing
Recorded by producer
Disciplinare ageing rule not yet recorded.
Region / area
Arezzo · Firenze · Grosseto · Livorno · Lucca · Massa Carrara · Pisa · Pistoia · Prato · Siena
Source: Disciplinare.
Style
IGT · Toscana
Classification
IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica)
Vintages

Orma across 2021, 2022 and 2023

The 2021 is a benchmark coastal-Tuscan year with real cellar potential. The 2022 was hotter and riper, rated 96 to 99 by Luca Maroni. The 2023 came from a wetter, more demanding season that put a premium on vineyard selection.

2023 Newest vintage on sale here
Best price
£73.00
Retailers
2 in stock
Window
Drink now through 2034

A wetter, more demanding Tuscan vintage where vineyard selection mattered; the Bolgheri coast fared better than the interior. Best enjoyed in its first decade while the fruit stays plush.

2022 Other vintage on sale here
Best price
£69.00
Retailers
1 in stock
ABV
15.0%
Window
Drink now through 2035

A hot, dry growing season gave a riper, more powerful Orma, rated 96 to 99 by Luca Maroni. Generous and plush, it is approachable earlier than the 2021.

2021 No current offer here
Best price
not listed
Retailers
0 in stock
ABV
15.0%
Window
Drink now through 2036

A benchmark coastal-Tuscan year. Orma 2021 is structured and balanced, with Falstaff at 97 and Decanter at 96 points, and has the firm tannin to reward five to ten years in the cellar.

2020 Other vintage on sale here
Best price
£85.00
Retailers
1 in stock

Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.

The disciplinare, the place, the label

Orma, the Moretti Cuseri family and Tenuta Sette Ponti

The family behind Tenuta Sette Ponti and its icon Oreno reached Bolgheri in 2004, planting between Ornellaia and Sassicaia. Orma, first made in 2005, is their coastal Bordeaux blend.

01

DOC, DOCG, IGT: what the badges mean

Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.

Toscana is in the IGT tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.

02

The denomination rules, in detail

  • Allowed grapes. Varieties not yet recorded
  • Tasting panel. No mandatory pre-release tasting at IGT level
03

Region and area context

Toscana falls within Tuscany, covering Arezzo · Firenze · Grosseto · Livorno · Lucca · Massa Carrara · Pisa · Pistoia · Prato · Siena.

Wine appellations of Tuscany

Producer: Orma.

04

Reading the label

  • OrmaProducer / estate
  • Merlot · Cabernet Sauvignon · Cabernet FrancGrape varieties
  • Toscana IGTGeographic indication and quality tier
  • 2022Vintage of the 75 cl bottle on sale here
  • 15.0% vol · 75 clAlcohol by volume and bottle size
  • Bottled at the estateBottling
05

What sits behind the price of Orma

Tracked from
£69.00
Direction
Mostly cost up
Drivers
5 up / 1 down
Main factor
Bolgheri land between Ornellaia and Sassicaia
  1. 01

    Bolgheri land between Ornellaia and Sassicaia

    Cost up

    Orma's plots sit on Via Bolgherese in the heart of Bolgheri DOC, flanked by Ornellaia and Sassicaia. Coastal vineyard land in this stretch is among Italy's most expensive, and that scarcity sits under every bottle.

  2. 02

    Hand-harvested Bordeaux varieties, vinified by grape

    Cost up

    The estate hand-picks Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc separately at peak ripeness and blends through vinification, labour that costs far more than machine-harvested, co-fermented fruit.

  3. 03

    A year in partly new French oak barriques

    Cost up

    Twelve months in partly new French barriques, then a further twelve in bottle before release, ties up capital and adds barrel cost the price has to recover.

  4. 04

    Tenuta Sette Ponti name and 96 to 97 point scores

    Cost up

    The Moretti Cuseri track record with Oreno, plus 96 and 97 point scores for the 2021 (Falstaff gave the 97), supports a £70-plus shelf price an unknown Toscana IGT could not.

  5. 05

    Toscana IGT, not Bolgheri DOC

    Cost down

    Orma is bottled as the broader Toscana IGT rather than Bolgheri DOC, a freer classification that keeps it a step below the formal pricing tier of its DOC neighbours.

  6. 06

    UK duty and VAT

    Cost up

    UK still-wine duty of £2.67 a bottle plus 20% VAT add roughly £14 to £19 of tax to a £70 to £97 bottle before any retailer margin.

01

Bolgheri land between Ornellaia and Sassicaia

Cost up

Orma's plots sit on Via Bolgherese in the heart of Bolgheri DOC, flanked by Ornellaia and Sassicaia. Coastal vineyard land in this stretch is among Italy's most expensive, and that scarcity sits under every bottle.

Food Pairing

Bolgheri tannin at the table: what to pour with Orma

Beef, lamb, veal and cured meat are where Orma belongs, and the structure backs that up: Cabernet-led grip and 15% weight want chargrilled and slow-braised red meat.

Tannin softening Strong match

Chargrilled bistecca and rare beef

Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc give Orma a firm, fine-grained tannic frame. Rare, charred red meat binds those tannins with protein and fat, so the wine turns plush and its cassis and graphite step forward.

Try with: Fiorentina steak · Brasato al Barolo · Ribeye steak · More pairings →

Fat cutting Good match

Braised beef, veal and rich ragu

A year in French oak and 15% alcohol give weight, but the wine keeps coastal-Tuscan acidity. That freshness cuts the gelatinous richness of long-braised shin and shank and resets the palate between bites.

Try with: Ossobuco alla Milanese · Brasato al Barolo · Agnello Ragu Lucano · More pairings →

Body matching Strong match

Roast lamb and slow-cooked red meat

Full-bodied and ripe, Orma matches the density of slow-roast lamb and braised meat without being flattened. Its black-fruit core and leathery, savory edge echo the meat rather than fight it.

Try with: Agnello Ragu Lucano · Bollito dei Pastori · Brasato al Barolo · More pairings →

Salt balance Good match

Aged pecorino and Tuscan salumi

The wine's ripe fruit and oak sweetness counter the salt and crystalline tang of mature sheep's cheese, while the tannin keeps cured fat in check. A classic Tuscan board pairing.

Try with: Pecorino sardo e pan carasau · aged Pecorino Toscano · cured Tuscan salumi · More pairings →

Aromatic bridge Good match

Tobacco, leather and herb-crusted roasts

Orma's oak-derived tobacco and chocolate and its savory leather notes bridge to herb-rubbed, slow-roasted meat. The aromatics meet on smoke, spice and dried herb rather than on fresh fruit.

Try with: Fiorentina steak · Agnello Ragu Lucano · Brasato al Barolo · More pairings →

Avoid Clash

Fiery chilli heat and sweet glazes

At 15% alcohol with firm tannin, Orma magnifies chilli burn and turns metallic against sweet, sticky sauces. Keep it away from fierce Sichuan heat and sweet-and-sour glazes.

Skip with: Szechuan beef · Crispy chilli beef · sweet-and-sour pork · Pairing guide →

Drinking + cellar

Cellaring Orma: which vintage to lay down

The structured 2021, scoring 96 to 97 with critics, is the vintage to cellar five to ten years; the riper 2022 and the more variable 2023 are better enjoyed earlier while the fruit is plush.

Drinking window
2022: 2025 to 2035

Peak around 2028. For the main offer above.

Decanting
30 minutes

A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.

Serving temperature
16-18°C

Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.

Cellar potential
High

A year in French oak, firm Cabernet tannin and the structured 2021 give eight to twelve years of cellaring, though it is not built for multi-decade ageing.

Buy now or wait?
Buy now

£69.00 for a 75cl bottle of the 2022, at XtraWine, is the best price we track, and we have no signal of further discounting.

Sources & trust

Sources behind this Orma page

Prices & stock

Read directly from each retailer’s public product page several times a week. Last refresh: 6 Nov 2026, 04:34 BST. We do not hold stock and we do not accept payment for placement.

Confidence · High
Tasting notes

Drawn from published drinker ratings, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic.

Confidence · Medium
Appellation rules & ageing

From the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.

Confidence · High
Why it costs what it costs

Our reading of the price, from how this wine is made, the rules of its appellation, UK duty and VAT and the price shops charge for it today. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.

Confidence · Medium
Drink window & cellar potential

The drinking years for the main offer apply to its 2022 vintage. Treat them as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.

Confidence · Medium
Related

Explore Orma: grapes, Bolgheri and Tuscan reds

Common Questions

Orma is a Bordeaux-style blend of 50% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Cabernet Franc, grown by the Moretti Cuseri family in Bolgheri and bottled as Toscana IGT.

Orma comes from Podere Orma on Via Bolgherese in Castagneto Carducci, in the heart of Bolgheri between the Ornellaia and Sassicaia estates. The family behind it also owns Tenuta Sette Ponti and its icon Oreno.

Expect ripe blackberry and plum, tobacco and chocolate from French oak, and a savory leather and undergrowth edge. It is full-bodied at around 15% alcohol with firm but polished tannins.

Serve it with chargrilled bistecca alla fiorentina, braised beef, roast lamb and aged pecorino. Its Cabernet tannin and coastal acidity handle rich red meat and hard cheese.

The riper vintages drink well now with a decant, while the structured 2021 will reward five to ten years. Recent vintages hold from roughly 2024 to 2036 depending on the year.

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