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Tua Rita Redigaffi 2005
Varietal: Merlot
Region: Toscana
One of the world’s most renowned Merlot. Redigaffi derives from
low-yielding vines, lengthy maceration periods and a small new-oak age
barrels. Notes of leather, spices and currants.
About the Producer
Showcasing Toscana’s Maremma alongside France’s Pomerol, our objective was to draw attention to Maremma’s Bolgheri zone, one of Italy’s most vital and provocative epicenters of Merlot. In so doing, we discussed the merits of Pétrus, Masseto, and Messorio. Today we revisit the third Merlot of the Maremma, Redigaffi, in the context of the 2005 vintage.
In the 2005 vintage, production of Redigaffi totaled 680 cases, of which a mere 50 to 100 cases will make it to the States. It was a winemaker’s vintage, and it reached its pinnacle in the hands of Tua Rita and the Maremma zone. While other areas of Toscana were struggling with significant periods of rainfall during harvest, the Maremma experienced only sporadic showers, with drying facilitated by the area's warmer weather. The 2005 Redigaffi derives from low-yielding, densely planted vines, a lengthy maceration period of 27 days, and a lavish new-barrique aging regimen of 12 to 16 months. The estate's rigorous cellar techniques in concert with the positioning of the vineyard helped raised dry extraction levels (the ratio of grape solids to juice, providing for enhanced concentration and texture) to a level higher than figures turned in by eminent estates such as Château Pétrus.
Given all that’s behind the 2005 Redigaffi, it’s no surprise that this vintage doesn't veer too wildly from its immediate predecessor, the product of what is widely considered to be a modern classic. It is sophisticated sensuality, an elixir of deeply writ black and blue fruits, incisive minerality, spices both savory and sweet, and the succulent influence of perfectly proportioned oak. |
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