Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
The purity of fruit on the nose is really something, with violets, lavender, sandalwood, light white pepper and white roses. Medium-bodied with totally integrated tannins that give a silky texture and a long finish. A pure syrah with lots of class for the vintage. Drink or hold.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The Tua Rita 2022 Syrah Per Sempre draws its precious fruit from a half-hectare parcel planted in 1998 and another parcel planted in 2004. The advanced age of the vines adds to the complexity and depth of the wine with dark plum, sweet spice, toast and campfire ash. Per Sempre ages in oak for 18 months with 80% new wood and 20% second-use barrique. Syrah does a great job of balancing its fruit against the integrated oak. The wine makes a big impact on the senses thanks to its open-knit texture and generous concentration. On the palate, it is firm but also fresh, and both these qualities bode well for its aging potential.
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Vinous
The 2022 Syrah Per Sempre is packed with dark red cherry fruit, blood orange, cinnamon, spice, new leather and rose petal. Next to the 2023, the 2022 is dense and super-concentrated, but this is the wine where the differences between the two vintages are the least pronounced. Give this time.
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Jeb Dunnuck
The 2022 Syrah Per Sempre was raised for 18 months in 80% new French oak barrels. It reveals more depth and is forward in the glass on opening, with aromas of blackberries, vanilla, oak spice, lavender, and a light savory touch of pancetta. It pours a more saturated purple/red color and is full-bodied, with broader shoulders on the palate. Its tannins are ripe, and its oak spice lasts through its long finish. This is going to take time to harmonize with its more generous use of oak. For my taste, I prefer the Keir, but this will appeal to those who aren't shy about oak. Drink 2027-2040.
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Wine Spectator
Though well-marked by vanilla and toasty new oak, this suave red offers plenty of fruit. Blackberry, blueberry, violet, licorice, mineral and spice flavors abound, and this builds to a terrific finish of fruit, oak spice and savory accents. Syrah. Drink now through 2033.
Legendary in Italy for its Renaissance art and striking landscape, Tuscany is also home to many of the country’s best red wines. Sangiovese reigns supreme here, as either the single varietal, or a dominant player, in almost all of Tuscany’s best.
A remarkable Chianti, named for its region of origin, will have a bright acidity, supple tannins and plenty of cherry fruit character. From the hills and valleys surrounding the medieval village of Montalcino, come the distinguished and age-worthy wines based on Brunello (Sangiovese). Earning global acclaim since the 1970s, the Tuscan Blends are composed solely of international grape varieties or a mix of international and Sangiovese. The wine called Vine Nobile di Montepulciano, composed of Prognolo Gentile (Sangiovese) and is recognized both for finesse and power.