The Winery Castello di Morcote of Ticino

Winery Castello di Morcote
The winery offers 15 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 35 of the estates of Ticino.
It is located in Ticino

The Winery Castello di Morcote is one of the world's great estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in of Ticino to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Castello di Morcote wines

Looking for the best Winery Castello di Morcote wines in Ticino among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Castello di Morcote wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Castello di Morcote wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Castello di Morcote

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Castello di Morcote

How Winery Castello di Morcote wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of shepherd's pie (quebec!), grandma melanie's cassoulet or chicken supreme with morels.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Castello di Morcote

On the nose the red wine of Winery Castello di Morcote. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, non oak or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Castello di Morcote. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Castello di Morcote

  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.92/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Castello di Morcote.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Ticino

Ticino is a relatively small wine region in the alpine South of Switzerland, prized for its Merlot, and located along its border with Italy. The wine region's borders follow those of the canton of Ticino, a primarily Italian-speaking enclave in the landlocked multilingual country (the canton is called "Tessin" by the French and German speakers). Vineyard">Vineyards in region cover just over 1,100 hectares (2,700 acres) and are centred around the rivers and large, alpine lakes of the canton. The latter are a major tourist attraction - much like the lake of Como, just 5km (3 miles) from Ticino's southernmost tip - and they all share water with Italy.

Merlot is the flagship variety here. This Bordeaux variety, which may seem an unusual variety of preference for a Swiss wine region, was introduced to Ticino in the early 20th century. It makes up just over 80 percent of the entire vineyard area and has been so successful, it has been given its own appellation: Merlot del Ticino. This can be relatively light or – when from the warmer, sunnier vineyards and carefully vinified with oak – as fine and well Structured as good red Bordeaux.

Other varieties include Chardonnay (4 percent) and Sauvignon Blanc (1. 7 percent). In total, white wines only represent nine percent of the regional output. Other than Merlot, reds include (in order of planting area) Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and one of Switzerland's "indigenous" crossings: Gamaret.

The top white wines of Winery Castello di Morcote

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Castello di Morcote

How Winery Castello di Morcote wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or pork such as recipes of picadillo, duck legs with cider and small onions or flammekueche (with laughing cow).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Castello di Morcote

On the nose the white wine of Winery Castello di Morcote. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Castello di Morcote

  • 2011With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Castello di Morcote.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Merlot
  • Chardonnay
  • Kerner

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Castello di Morcote

Planning a wine route in the of Ticino? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Castello di Morcote.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

News about Winery Castello di Morcote and wines from the region

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At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Pierreclos

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Pierreclos, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

The Morey Saint Denis appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Morey-Saint-Denis appellation. The vineyard lies on an intensely fractured area. Several characteristic zones can be distinguished, we can say that each Climat has its own personality. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021 ...

The word of the wine: Short

Said of a wine that leaves little trace in the mouth after tasting (also called "short in the mouth").