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Tenuta Castello di Morcote

Ticino › Switzerland

Ticino Merlot at the Riserva level — Falstaff rated it 94 in 2011.

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Ticino Merlot at the Riserva level — Falstaff rated it 94 in 2011.

Tenuta Castello di Morcote produces fifteen wines from Ticino — Merlot leads, with Kerner, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Sémillon filling out the white range. The Riserva and Il Moro are the named prestige reds; the Bianca Maria anchors the whites. Falstaff scored the estate at 94 points on a 2011 vintage. Wine Advocate tracked vintages from 2012 to 2018, scoring 84 to 92 across the Merlot range.

Peak score91 / 100
RegionTicino, SwitzerlandAddressStrada al Castel 27, 6921, Vico Morcote, Switzerland
Top wines13 Rosé · Favola · Rubino
Nearby · within 30 min

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