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Merlot
100 points from Robert Parker.
“The prodigious unfined/unfiltered inky/purple-colored 2000 Redigaffi a 400-case 100% Merlot cuvee is a wine of extraordinary distinction and intensity. It boasts a fabulous perfume of melted licorice mixed with high quality espresso roast black cherry and currant liqueur white flowers and toast. Boasting great intensity glorious ripeness formidable purity and a finish that lasts nearly a minute this is the stuff of dreams! Its dry extract number is about as high as one will find in a dry red wine. Additionally its 14.8% alcohol is incredibly well-concealed beneath the wealth of glycerin and fruit. A brilliant achievement! Kudos to winemaker Stefano Chioccioli and proprietors Rita Tua and Vegilio Bisti. RP”
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Tua Rita
2000 MerlotAzienda Agricola Tua Rita is a leading Tuscan wine estate located just outside Suvereto in the Colline Metallifere hill country. It is best known for its single-variety IGT Toscana wine made from Merlot, Redigaffi, which has gained cult status. It is a regular feature in top global auction catalogues, and the 2000 vintage was the first Italian wine to be awarded a perfect 100-point rating by Robert Parker.
The estate was founded in 1984 by Rita Tua and her husband Virgilio Bisti, beginning with a 2-hectare (5-acre) plot at Notri. This has grown to cover 30 hectares (75 acres) of vineyards, which are farmed organically. The silty, clay- and mineral-rich soils seem to be reflected in the wines themselves, which show hints of saltiness and unique nuances of iron in the aromatics.
One bottle, 750 ml, of the 2000 vintage.
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Tua Rita.
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