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  • Country ranking ?

    66
  • Producer ranking ?

    9
  • Decanting time

    3h
  • When to drink

    now to 2050
  • Food Pairing

    pink roasted rack of Saltbush lamb

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The coastal Merlot star of Redigaffi is a pinnacle monovarietal expression, produced in minute quantities that powerfully evoke painstaking artisanal craftsmanship. Italian Merlots like Redigaffi consistently outperform Petrus and Le Pin and further distinguish themselves by delivering substantive and complex expressions that offer lushness in concert with exceptional structure and age worthiness. Despite the fact that the estate received perfect scores of 100 from the critics for both its 1997 and 2000 Redigaffis, little has changed since the time when the first of these provocative and untamed wines exited Tua Rita’s little cellar door and sent Redigaffi far beyond its village. Heightening the Redigaffi’s status is the minute amount of wine produced; the estate’s case production ranges from 350 to 600, depending on the vintage. 
 

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The Story

You would expect that the producer of Redigaffi, one of the world’s most renowned Merlots, crafts that sought-after bottling in surroundings that signify and complement the wine’s prestige. You would expect, to be honest, a certain air of grandeur, a certain imposing reserve and majesty. Tua Rita, however, has resolutely kept itself outside that realm. In fact, so modest and unassuming is the estate that it might strike you as the home of, at the very most, a house of local importance—an impression that is undoubtedly heightened by the medieval origins of Suvereto, the town in which Tua Rita is situated.

Though Redigaffi has been a cult catch since ’97, turning in stellar vintage after stellar vintage, Tua Rita has remained true to its artisanal ideals and more remarkably, its modest demeanor. That spirit, in fact, prevails at Tua Rita, most notably in the persona of owner Rita Tua. Seemingly more a denizen of the kitchen than of the cellar, Rita Tua exudes the classic warmth that is the provenance of the Italian grandmother; the palpable human quality defining the estate is channeled through her ingratiating vitality.

 

Our single-variety Merlot takes its name from a stream that runs near the estate. Redigaffi is a benchmark wine that has achieved cult status around the world. The 2000 vintage was the first wine from Italy to be awarded 100/100 by Robert Parker. Redigaffi features regularly in the catalogues of the world’s leading auctioneers, such as Christie’s and Sotheby’s, and is one of the few Italian wines included in the Liv-ex index.

First vintage: 1994

Varieties: Merlot 100%

Planting density: 8,500 vines per hectare

Training system: Cordon spur

Soil: Markedly clayey with a fairly significant pebble fraction. The higher plots are more pebbly, those lower down have more silt. Mid slope, where Merlot is grown, there is a higher fraction of clay.

Vineyard management: Organic
Average production: 10,000 bottles Harvesting method: Manually in 15-kg cases

Maturation: For 18-20 months in new French oak barriques; after going into bottle in the summer, the wine is left to age for several months before release to market

Serving temperature: 15-18 °C

Formats: 75-cl bottle in three or six-unit wooden case; 1.5-l magnum in individual wooden case; 3-l double magnum in individual wooden case; 6-l bottle in individual wooden case; 9-l bottle in individual wooden case; 18-l bottle in individual wooden case 

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Wine Information

The 2007 Redigaffi (Merlot) is totally seamless in its opulent dark plums, blackberries, chocolate, new leather and French oak. The wine turns deeper and richer in the glass, showing off its considerable structure, depth and richness. Over time, the clarity and inner perfume come to life, rounding out this magnificent Redigaffi. The 2007 is a Redigaffi built on understated elegance rather than sheer power. Silky tannins frame a long, refined finish. This is a wonderful effort from Tua Rita. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2020

Score: 95 Antonio Galloni, RobertParker.com, May 2010

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Origin

San Lorenzo, Italy

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98 points Wine Spectator

 Shows violet, cream, mineral, mint and blueberry on the nose. Full-bodied, with fabulous fruit and polished, velvety tannins. The finish lasts for minutes. The balance is wonderful. Deep and beautiful. Hard not to drink now. Merlot. Best after 2012.  (10/2009)

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