Toscana IGT Redigaffi 2014 Box da 6 bottiglie

Redigaffi is Tua Rita's flagship wine, it was the first Italian wine to get 100 points by Wine Advocate (Robert Parker) in 2000, it is counted among the greatest Merlots in the world. The idea of trying a pure Merlot was developed in 1994, by saving two Merlot barriques, destined to the blend of the other wine: Giusto di Notri. Those two barriques demonstrated the potential of the Merlot from Tua Rita vineyards; the winehas been produced every year since then.

Merlot grapes come from a high-density vineyard planted in 1988 (8500 plants per hectare) near the Redigaffi stream, on a slight slope at 60 m above sea level with south-east exposure. The soil is mainly clayey and rich in pebbles. The harvest is manual in small boxes. After alcoholic fermentation in steel vat at a controlled temperature, the wine ages for 18 months in new French barriques.