- Region
- Ticino
- Producer
- Tenuta Castello di Morcote
- Vintage
- 2022
- Grape varieties
- 90% Merlot
- 10% Cabernet Franc
- Bottle size
- 75 cl
- Alcohol
- 14%
- Classification
- DOC
- Special characteristic
- Contains sulphites
- Organic
Hand-picked and hand-selected grapes. Cold maceration ('cold soak') followed by fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel. Subsequent maturation for a minimum of 12 months in 225-litre used French oak barrels. After bottling, the wine was kept back for a further six months of ageing before being released for sale.
Ruby. Intense on the nose, with dark berries (blackberry, cassis, blueberry, black cherry) and a hint of rosted aromas from aging in barrique barrels. Aromatic and warm on the palate, with berry fruit, vanilla and pleasant tannins. This is an expressive wine that needs a few years' cellaring to showcase its true potential.
Sourced from the finest plots on a south-south-east-facing slope at altitudes of between 400 and 500 metres. The vines have an average age of 30 years. The soils consist of granite and pink porphyr. Warmth reflects onto this terroir from Lake Lugano, allowing the grapes to reach optimum ripeness.