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Bianco del Ticino 2020 75cl

DOC | Ticino | Switzerland
CHF 168.65
Critics scores
94 Robert Parker
The 2020 Besazio Bianco del Ticino is the 25th vintage of this Chardonnay whose one-hectare plot is located directly in front of the château and was planted in 1989 on calcareous and sandy soil. This south-facing cru delivers about 2,500 wines per vintage. Aged in French barriques for 10 months and another 18 months in the bottle before release, the 2020 displays a radiant citrus color and opens with elegant, intense and indeed calcareous-scented fruit on the deep and complex nose with perfectly integrated oak or noisette aromas highlighting the ripe pear, peach and mango aromas that are spiced with fresh lemon notes. Lush and densely textured on the palate, with perfectly ripe and juicy fruit structured by fine tannin from the small oak barrels, this is a full-bodied, rich and very elegant white with ripe and refined acidity and a long, intense and juicy finish. Fine tannins intermingle with a saline/mineral complexity and the concentrated fruit on the impressive aftertaste. This is a classic reminiscent of the finest Pessac-Léognan whites rather than Burgundies. 14% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in Zurich, February 2023.
Producer
Castello Luigi
The ambitious, Luigi Zanini was one of the great leaders that contributed to the rebirth of Ticino Merlot during the 1980s. Realizing the potential that this region could bring to fine wines, the Swiss German native established Vinattieri Ticinesi in 1985, while his Castello Luigi was founded a couple years later in 1988. He was amongst the first in Ticino to utilize oak-barrel ageing for his Merlot. The harvesting and vinification methods are meticulously followed, with extra concentration taken to gather only the best perfectly ripen grapes. His wines today can even compete with some of the world’s leading producers, and in the best years – some can even surpass Bordeaux’s finest. Since 1997, both Vinattieri Ticinesi and Castello Luigi wines have been produced at the family’s newer estate. Located in Ligornetto, on the Swiss-Italian border, the state-of-the-art facilities follow gravity-flow specifications that preserve the quality of their grapes.