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2004 Tua Rita Redigaffi Merlot

Merlot: 750ml

$224.99

about this wine:

100% Merlot grapes used.  15% alcohol.

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points awarded:
ST 94 WA 93 WS 98

93 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, February 2007

The inky-colored 2004 Redigaffi, 100% Merlot aged for 16 months in new oak, offers expressive, nuanced aromatics along with sensations of richly-textured blue and black jammy fruit, minerals, mint, chocolate, spices and sweet toasted oak on big, powerful frame with notable underlying structure and a warm, resonating finish. Although it has enough structure and acidity to drink well for another decade or so, I enjoy Redigaffi most in its youth. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2016.


94 points,

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, October 2006

Saturated deep ruby. Intense aromas of blueberry, licorice, and espresso, complicated by stone and smoky black pepper nuances. Stylish and suave on entry, then elegant and powerful in the middle palate, offering complex pepper, mineral and mocha flavors. Very ripe, highly concentrated, creamy wine yet quite firm, and tannic on the finish. Production was down by about a thousand bottles because Frascolla was unhappy with the quality of three barriques and blended them into the '04 Giusto di Notri. Having tasted this juice directly from the suspect barrels, I can assure you the Giusto di Notri has nothing to complain about!


98 points,

Wine Spectator, October 2006

Very complex yet subtle aromas of licorice, dark chocolate, violet and raspberry. Full-bodied, with supersilky tannins and a long, long finish. Harmonious and wonderful. Reminds me of the great 1997; even better. Merlot. Best after 2008. 650 cases made.


93 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, February 2007

The inky-colored 2004 Redigaffi, 100% Merlot aged for 16 months in new oak, offers expressive, nuanced aromatics along with sensations of richly-textured blue and black jammy fruit, minerals, mint, chocolate, spices and sweet toasted oak on big, powerful frame with notable underlying structure and a warm, resonating finish. Although it has enough structure and acidity to drink well for another decade or so, I enjoy Redigaffi most in its youth. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2016.


94 points,

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, October 2006

Saturated deep ruby. Intense aromas of blueberry, licorice, and espresso, complicated by stone and smoky black pepper nuances. Stylish and suave on entry, then elegant and powerful in the middle palate, offering complex pepper, mineral and mocha flavors. Very ripe, highly concentrated, creamy wine yet quite firm, and tannic on the finish. Production was down by about a thousand bottles because Frascolla was unhappy with the quality of three barriques and blended them into the '04 Giusto di Notri. Having tasted this juice directly from the suspect barrels, I can assure you the Giusto di Notri has nothing to complain about!


98 points,

Wine Spectator, October 2006

Very complex yet subtle aromas of licorice, dark chocolate, violet and raspberry. Full-bodied, with supersilky tannins and a long, long finish. Harmonious and wonderful. Reminds me of the great 1997; even better. Merlot. Best after 2008. 650 cases made.


About Winery

Rita Tua and Virgilio Bisti bought this land in Suvereto in 1984 and planted new species of grapes (cabernet sauvignon and merlot). Later they planted another 7 hectares.
1985 was the first year of wine-making but it was possible to bottle and sell wine only in 1992.
The annual production is currently of about 40.000 bottles.
The farm is 22 hectare wide, 18 hectares are planted with winery (12 of them are in production).
The wineries lie at 100 metres above sea level, on a clayey, silty soil.
The biggest news at Tua Rita is the return of original consulting oenologist Luca D'Attoma, who oversaw much of the planting and made the first vintages.

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