James Suckling 98 pts, Wine Advocate 96 pts, Wine Spectator 95 pts

The 2020 Redigaffi, produced from Tua Rita’s small holdings of Merlot vines on the clay and mineral-rich soils near Suvereto, received 98 points from James Suckling, 96 points from Wine Advocate and 95 points from Wine Spectator, placing it among the highest-scoring vintages in the wine’s 26-year history. Redigaffi is one of Italy’s defining cult wines: produced in approximately 9,000 bottles from fewer than two hectares of estate vineyard, it received a perfect 100-point score from Robert Parker for the 2000 vintage and has since been one of the most consistently awarded red wines in the country, cementing its position as one of the world’s great pure Merlot expressions alongside Pétrus and Le Pin. The magnum format of the 2020 is among the most coveted Italian wine formats currently in circulation. In the larger bottle, the wine’s development will be slower, more complete and more complex than the equivalent 75cl expression, with a peak drinking window extending significantly beyond what the standard bottle permits.

The 2020 Tuscan growing season was warm and concentrated, producing wines of exceptional aromatic intensity and deep tannin structure from the finest estates. For Tua Rita, whose approach of careful canopy management, native yeast fermentation and 18 months in new French barriques is consistent across all vintages, the 2020’s warmth added a richness and depth to the Redigaffi that brought it to 98 JS, one of the highest single-vintage scores in the wine’s recent history. James Suckling describes the wine as one of the greatest Tuscan Merlots ever made, a claim supported by the convergence of critical opinion across three approved publications at scores of 95 and above.

A 2020 Redigaffi magnum sits at the absolute pinnacle of available Italian wine acquisitions: three-publication scores of 98/96/95 from a cult wine of 9,000-bottle production, in a format whose total global availability is measured in hundreds rather than thousands of cases. No further argument for its inclusion in the most serious Italian wine collection is required or possible.

Deep ruby-purple with a vivid and pure nose of black cherry, violet, dark plum, iron mineral, cedar, and the distinctive granite-saline character of the Suvereto clay terroir. Full-bodied with extraordinarily fine-grained, polished tannins, vibrant natural acidity and a finish of remarkable precision, depth and persistence that goes on for minutes. Best from 2025 through 2050.