Merlot Cabernet Riserva "Tres" DOC 2018

TRES is Cantina Kurtatsch's flagship cuvée: three cypresses, three values, three grape varieties. Grown in the warm, steep Brenntal vineyard on red, sandy-loamy soils with clay minerals and dolomite-limestone, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon form an Alpine-Mediterranean cuvée.

The 2018 vintage is full-bodied, with finely meshed, grippy tannins, a compact structure and a flinty finish. Falstaff rated it 97 points.

Variety: 65% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Vinification: fermented in standing oak vats, 15 months in French barriques, 9 months in large oak barrels and 3.5 years of bottle ageing. Alcohol: 15% vol. Total acidity 5.5 g/l, residual sugar 1.9 g/l, yield 35 hl/ha. Optimum maturity: from now to 20 years.

Awards: Falstaff 97 points · Henris 98/100 · Jancis Robinson 17.5/20