90+/100 Punkt Robert Parker, Feb 2020
Bottled with a moderate 12.8% alcohol, the 2016 Rosso del Ticino Riserva Arcotondo has impressively intense yet pure, elegant and refreshing bouquet of wild cherries, blackthorns and coolish vegetal notes. The wine is concentrated but lush and elegant on the palate, with remarkable finesse and freshness. This is a charming and fleshy blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc that will benefit from further bottle aging, but it is already excellent and has remarkable vitality. Tasted in October 2019.

91/100 Punkte Robert Parker, Feb 2020
The 2017 Ticino Merlot Crescendo displays a dark and dense crimson color and a beautifully concentrated, fresh and spicy bouquet of wild cherries/blackthorns intertwined with coolish mineral/stony and spicy aromas. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied and very charming and delicate in its lightness and shameless fruitiness. This represents a terroir where the Mediterranean Alps meet Merlot and an excellent winemaker. It's impossible not to fall in love with this wine, which has grip and tension and this alpine freshness mixed with Mediterranean charm. Can't stop... Tasted in October 2019.

91/100 Punkte Robert Parker, Feb 2020
The 2017 Ticino Merlot Crescendo displays a dark and dense crimson color and a beautifully concentrated, fresh and spicy bouquet of wild cherries/blackthorns intertwined with coolish mineral/stony and spicy aromas. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied and very charming and delicate in its lightness and shameless fruitiness. This represents a terroir where the Mediterranean Alps meet Merlot and an excellent winemaker. It's impossible not to fall in love with this wine, which has grip and tension and this alpine freshness mixed with Mediterranean charm. Can't stop... Tasted in October 2019.