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Vinattieri 2013 75cl

DOC | Ticino | Switzerland
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91 Robert Parker
Dressed in a noble dark ruby color, the 2013 Ticino Merlot Vinattieri has a noble and polished bouquet of perfectly ripe red and dark berries intertwined with elegant terroir and toasty oak aromas. On the palate, this is a full-bodied, concentrated, juicy, very elegant and well-made Merlot with persistent freshness and purity. It is a warm and Italian rather than alpine style. 14% alcohol. 139 CHF. Tasted in Zurich, August 2017.
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Vinattieri Ticinesi

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. Since the beginning of 2018, the business operations of Zanini SA and Vinattieri Ticinesi SA have been transferred to the newly established Zanini Vinattieri SA under the Coop Group.