Redigaffi Tua Rita 2018
Rare winesRedigaffi by Tua Rita is a masterpiece of wine cellar made from Merlot grapes. Complex nose with sensations that run at each meeting: mature fruit in oriental spices until processed leather. At the palate shows its virulence and elegance, it is fresh and persistent
The Redigaffi by Tua Rita is a wine that rightfully belongs to that select circle of wines considered a diamond in terms of quality, expression, and innate elegance perceivable on the palate. Celebrated and acclaimed from many quarters, it knows how to make itself desired and astonishes. A demanding and unattainable wine, it takes its name from the river that flows alongside the winery.
The creation of a wine now recognized worldwide as a highly coveted author wine perhaps was not in the plans of the two owners of the winery, Rita Tua and Virgilio Bisti; but in 1994 the couple, always with the clear intention of seeking the best territorial expression through their wines, uncompromising and of extreme quality, understood that from two barriques of only Merlot, taken from Giusto di Notri, a liquid with unattainable nuances was born. The vines from which Redigaffi is obtained are 30 years old and since 1992 among the rows moves what can now be considered one of the leading winemakers internationally, Luca D’Attoma.Here, he was able to express his skills at their best by choosing dense and low plantings, reminiscent of Bordeaux, with a management system aimed at better yield and pursuing organic cultivation. In seeking the best expressiveness, D’Attoma himself understood that the central area of the gently sloping land, with clayey, silty soil and the presence of small gravel was better suited for being planted solely with Merlot. The ability to listen and research.
The Redigaffi is the result of a careful selection of the best grapes that are chosen plot by plot. Once they arrive at the winery, they are fermented with only indigenous yeasts exclusively in oak wood vats, and the maceration on the skins involves several pump-overs to extract the maximum concentration clearly evident in the glass. The wine matures for 18-20 months in barriques of French oak, followed by a short resting period in the bottle.
The Redigaffi is bright ruby red in appearance. On the nose, one can perceive sensations of crunchy red fruit, oriental spices, cumin, tobacco, and subtle balsamic notes.on a light dusting of cocoa, red flowers, freshly tanned leather, and almost ferrous minerality. On the palate, it reveals great balance, it is warm, fresh, with rampant tannins that run through the elegantly long finish. Concentrated terroir and bearer of unique stories, here lies the secret of its great richness.