About this wine
Thanks to the great day/night temperature swings and ideal soils for Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon varieties, an unparalleled alpine-mediterranean cuvée was created. In the years of best growing conditions, the three oldest and best tiny lots of our three most important varieties are harvested and vinified under the lowest yields. We then give the wine all the time it needs in the barrel and in the bottle to reach its optimal drinking maturity. Three values, symbolized by our three cypresses and the best of three grape varieties, united in a singular wine: TRES.
Characteristics
| Variety | 70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc & 5% Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Vinification | Fermentation in standing oak fermentation vats, maturation in French barriques for 15 months, further 9 months in large oak barrels and 4 1/2 years of bottle aging |
| Alcohol | 15,0 % by vol. |
| Total acidity | 5,3 g/l |
| Residual sugar | 2,0 g/l |
| Yield per hectare | 35 hl |
| Optimum maturity | From now to 20 years |
| Method of cultivation | Merlot: sustainable, Cabernet Franc: biodynamic, Cabernet Sauvignon: organic |
| Bottle sizes | 0,75 l & 1,5 l |
Terroir
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Kurtatsch - Brenntal, 220-300 m a.sl., south - east, steep slopes - very warm microclimate with great day/night temperature difference, strong sunlight
- red, sandy/loamy soil with clay minerals as well as Dolomite-lime soil
