Tua Rita Redigaffi

In the glass

Aroma: black cherry, graphite, violet, sweet cedar

Palate: dark plum, iron, espresso, polished oak

Tua Rita's flagship 100 percent Merlot Toscana IGT from Suvereto on the Val di Cornia, awarded 100 points by Wine Advocate for the 2000 vintage.

What it pairs with

• Rib of beef, dry-aged Find rib of beef, dry-aged on TableJourney →
  Merlot weight handles dry-aged beef.
• Truffle-shaved pasta
  Iron-graphite mineral meets truffle.
• Aged Parmigiano with chestnut honey
  Crystal salt amplifies depth.

History

Redigaffi was first bottled in 1994 from Tua Rita's Suvereto Merlot vineyards. Wine Advocate's Robert Parker awarded the 2000 vintage 100 points, putting the Val di Cornia on the global wine map.

1. 1994 — First Redigaffi vintage
2. 2003 — Wine Advocate 100 points for the 2000 Redigaffi

Facts

Producer

Tua Rita

Grapes

Merlot (100%)

Classification

Toscana IGT

Oak

18 months in French oak barriques, predominantly new

ABV

14.5%

Price

EUR 200 to 350 at retail

Drinking window

10 to 25 from vintage

First vintage

1994

Scores

• Wine Advocate 100 (2000 vintage, reviewed 2002)
• Vinous 97 (2019 vintage, reviewed 2022)

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