Tua Rita Perlato del Bosco 2018

Professional Ratings

• 93 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  The 2018 Perlato del Bosco is a pure expression of Sangiovese that can be considered its own little island of winemaking within the Tua Rita portfolio. Sangiovese is always a gamble when cultivated within close proximity of the coastline. But in the deft hands of the Tua Rita team, the grape offers a new side that is worlds apart from the aromas and flavors we associate with other celebrated expressions made in Montalcino and Chianti Classico, both located further inland. This wine reminds me of the Poggio Valente by Fattoria Le Pupille (also 100% Sangiovese from Maremma). That's a wine that always punches above its weight, as is this. In fact, both Perlato del Bosco and Poggio Valente are guided by consulting winemaker Luca D'Attoma. This wine is aged in large oak casks (20 hectoliters) to allow for slow and careful integration. Past vintages went into barrique, but one of the big changes recently was to move this wine to bigger, more traditional oak vessels that are better suited to this this sometimes-difficult grape that can easily go flat with too much oxygen. These results speak of Tuscany, and you get wild berries and cherries with some of the brambly, Mediterranean notes that give the wine a lasting sense of place.
• 93 James Suckling
  Aromas of toffee, cedar, plum and meat follow through to a medium body with round tannins and a fruity finish. Savory. Chocolate aftertaste. Drink or hold.
• 91 Wine Spectator
  This is rich and round, revealing cherry, plum, leather, earth and tobacco flavors. Firms up nicely on the lingering finish. Drink now through 2030.