Irto 2015

-- Gerstl: Dichtes Rubingranat. Balsamischer Auftakt. Aromen von dunklen Steinfrüchten, Kirschen, Brombeerkompott, gepaart mit einem Hauch Minze und Eukalyptus. Tolle Trüffel-Aromatik, etwas feuchter Waldboden mit dezenten Röstnoten und edler Vanille. Geschmeidiger, kräftiger Gaumen, elegant und finessenreich. Wieder viel dunkle Frucht mit Kaffee und süssem Tabak. Seidige Tannine, komplex mit gut verwobener Barrique. Der Irto endet kräftig und sehr lang mit organisch-mineralisch geprägtem Finish. Eine wahrlich meisterhafte Cuvée. 19+/20

-- Parker: The 2015 Irto IGT della Svizzera Italiana is a blend of the rare Arinarnoa grape variety, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and certainly Merlot that has been aged in new and one-year-old French barriques for 24 months. Damn, this is a deep, pure and fleshy bouquet of raw and bloody meat, crushed stones and fine but complex ripe fruit aromas. Very inviting and just beautiful. The palate is powerful, intense and long, with coconut flavors intertwined with ripe black berry flavors and very fine tannins. This is a stunningly silky and beautifully balanced red wine from the Italian part of Switzerland. It's outstandingly intense and rich but very well shaped and highly elegant, as well as seamless in its texture. Very, very long but always vital and fresh. Stunning. Tasted in January 2019. 93/100