Merlot Cabernet Riserva "TRES" 2016 Winery Kurtatsch

Merlot Cabernet Riserva "TRES" Alto Adige DOC

Origin: Italy, South Tyrol, Kurtatsch, location "Brenntal" 220-300 m above sea level

Soil: Sandy, loamy soils with clay minerals, oxides and gravelly dolomite-limestone soils, yield per hectare 35 hl

Winemaker: Kurtatsch Winery

Grape variety: 70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, dry

Ageing: in French barriques for 15 months. Barriques for 15 months, a further 9 months in large oak barrels and 54 months in the bottle

Redefining the limits of what is possible: Three values, symbolised by three cypress trees, and the best of three grape varieties, united in one wine:

Here, the Kurtatsch winery combines the best of everything to create the qualitative crowning glory of its range. This Alpine-Mediterranean cuvée comes from the very warm "Brenntal" steep slope with direct sunlight, large day/night differences and ideal soils
Cuvée. Only in the very best vintages are the three oldest and best parcels of the three most important grape varieties harvested and vinified at the lowest yields. The wine is given plenty of time to develop and open up in the best possible way.

Only 2,990 bottles produced, hand-painted by the South Tyrolean artist Carmen Maria Alber - Product only on request - Limited to one bottle per customer

Alcohol content: 15% vol.

Total acidity 5.3 g/l

Residual sugar 2.0 g/l

Contents: 750ml