The 2020 vintage of Tua Rita’s Redigaffi 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 and confirming 2020 as one of the finest recent expressions of this extraordinary pure Merlot. Produced from Tua Rita’s two hectares of clay and mineral-rich vineyard plots near Suvereto, the Redigaffi is one of Italy’s defining cult wines: produced in approximately 9,000 bottles per vintage, fermented with native yeasts, aged for 18 months in new French barriques and released without compromise to commercial convenience. The wine’s trajectory from cult curiosity in the 1990s to one of the world’s most consistently awarded pure Merlot expressions has been driven by a series of outstanding vintages and a commitment to quality that has never wavered despite the wine’s growing commercial value.

The 2020 growing season in Tuscany was warm and produced wines of exceptional aromatic intensity and tannin concentration from the finest estate vineyards. For Tua Rita’s Merlot plots, whose naturally clay-dominant and mineral-rich soils in the Suvereto zone of the Maremma Coast provide an ideal combination of heat retention and drainage for the variety, 2020 delivered fruit of remarkable purity and concentration that the winemaking team was able to express without over-extraction or excessive oak influence. The result is a Redigaffi of substantial power and aromatic generosity that remains true to the variety’s capacity for silky, fine-grained texture and the distinctive saline-iron mineral character of the Suvereto terroir.

The standard 75cl bottle of 2020 Redigaffi shares the vintage’s three-publication approval rating (JS 98, WA 96, WS 95) with the magnum format offered in Batch 15 of this catalogue, making both formats among the finest Italian wine acquisitions of the current period. For those who seek the Redigaffi in the standard bottle, this represents immediate access to a wine of documented and extraordinary quality, at a format suited both to near-term enjoyment and to medium-term cellaring.

Deep ruby-purple with a vivid and pure nose of black cherry, violet, iron mineral, dark plum, cedar, and the 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. Best from 2024 through 2048.