Tua Rita Redigaffi Toscana 2012

Professional Ratings

• 98 James Suckling
  Compelling aromas of chili pepper, nuts, beeswax and dark fruits with dried strawberries. Hints of black olives and meat. Full body with extremely thick, silky tannins and a long, flavorful finish. This is layered and so structured, with fabulous length and density. Savory. Chocolate powder at the end. This needs at least three or four years of bottle age. A triumph for the vintage. Pure merlot.
• 97 Decanter
  This was the first vintage that Luca D'Attoma was completely responsible for after his return and it is described by the winemaking team as a 'classic growing season conditioned by bright sunshine.' The 2012 Redigaffi has aromas of cream, sweet oak-spice and vanilla, Mediterranean herbs and flowers, and no overt toastiness as in many earlier vintages. There's a lovely concentration and weight on the palate, with plenty of black fruits and a beautiful texture. It has firm, upright tannins, robust but refined in nature.
• 94 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

  This vintage was entirely made by Luca D'Attoma. The Tua Rita 2012 Redigaffi is another milestone vintage that opens a new chapter in the timeline of this iconic winery in Suvereto on the Tuscan Coast. Luca's footprint is evident as those more obvious oak tones suddenly disappear, giving space to black fruit, dried plum and syrupy blackcurrant. The wine shows an inky dark color nonetheless, and although its texture is generous and elegant, Redigaffi is suddenly void of those more obvious toasted oak influences. As a result, you gain a bigger window on some of the territorial aromas of Mediterranean herb and dried berry that we will find again in the vintages to follow.

  
  

• 94 Wine Enthusiast
  One of Italy's most acclaimed Merlots, this concentrated wine opens with scents of black currants, cedar, sage and espresso. The firmly structured but polished palate delivers dried black cherry, black pepper, coffee and licorice alongside a backbone of velvety tannins. Drink 2017–2022.