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Tua Rita Redigaffi IGT 2020

Tua Rita Redigaffi IGT 2020

Critic ratings

  • 95POINTS Decanter
  • 96POINTS JamesSuckling.comJames Suckling
  • 96POINTS Wine AdvocateMonica Larner
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Food pairings

  • Beef
  • Game
  • Hard cheese
  • Charcuterie and terrine
  • Braised meat

Try it with

  • Prime rib
  • Duck liver pâté
  • Bresaola
Redigaffi is a soft and elegant merlot with medium to full body, ripe tannins and a velvety texture, and it thrives best in the company of dishes that match its weight and layers of dark fruit. The ripe tannins meet the richness of juicy beef and rich terrines, where the fat rounds the wine off and highlights its depth. You can to your advantage serve it at 17-18 degrees, so the tannins come across as gentle rather than tight, and let the wine's fruit play up against robustly prepared meat. A tart side note such as pickled vegetables or coarse mustard lifts the whole and keeps the palate fresh between rich bites.

Taste profile

Product details

Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Vintage 2020
Classification Rosso di Toscana IGT
Grapes Merlot
Bottle size 75 cl
Alcohol 14.5%
Cork type Cork

About the wine

Tua Rita's truly great wine.

The wine planted in 1988 on the chalky fields around the winery.

In 1994, they decided at Tua Rita to take two barriques of fat merlot and vinify these alone rather than as usual blending it with cabernet for Giusto di Notri. The wine was named after a stream that runs very close to the vineyard. This was the beginning of the cult wine, Redigaffi, which later for vintage 2000 achieved 100 points with Robert Parker.

After harvest, the wine has been aged for 18-20 months in new French barriques.

Redigaffi is a fantastic merlot with great balance and elegance.

The wine has so many layers of dark fruit, and an aftertaste that just keeps going.

A masterful wine that impresses year after year.

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Critic reviews

95Decanter
The Redigaffi from Tua Rita is one of the most consistently decorated Merlots in the wine world. The 2020 vintage produced lower yields in Tuscany but wines of a very high quality.
96James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com
This has aromas of cigar box, black plums, cherries, mocha and toasted walnuts. Full-bodied with firm, tight and chewy tannins. Structured and deep with polished oak-spice character. Tight for now. Yet very fine and elegant.
96Monica Larner
Wine Advocate
I tasted this wine a few times over the course of about four months, and it is lovely to see how well it has taken to bottle. The Tua Rita 2020 Redigaffi is the estate's headline wine made with Merlot. The bouquet sings with dark fruit, dried apricot, spice, leather and campfire ash. You taste that extra richness and concentration in this full-bodied red. On the palate, Redigaffi is soft and accessible with rich layering and texture.
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