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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.5 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 21 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Peter Z. on 4/1/2024 & rated 94 points: Everything well integrated, at peak throughout the coming few years (124 views) | | | Tasted by anger on 9/1/2023: Excelente (253 views) | | | Tasted by Stanrocks on 7/21/2023 & rated 89 points: Still super Oakey first
Black tea leaves after aeration, it reminder me first of an extracted Australian shiraz... oaky and hyper fruity !
The Chinese black tea, or Russian breakfast makes it more interesting afterwards, with high acidity, lots of fruit, cassis, sweet berries...
I have trouble to rank it higher, as much as it still has potential, and body, and acid, and fruit... it's just super modern !!! some might give it a 92ish but I believe it is not refined nor very subtle... still very much alive ! Giaconda 's Aeolian steels the show (335 views) | | | Tasted by Vinogan(s) on 12/22/2022 & rated 92 points: Good, still the same (467 views) | | | Tasted by Vinogan(s) on 6/13/2022 & rated 92 points: Compared to my last bottle, the oak was not that noticeable. However, at a score of 92, this is at the lower end of the qpr. Lots of sediment in the bottle as well, making the last 2 glasses virtually undrinkable (576 views) | | | Tasted by Vinogan(s) on 11/22/2021 & rated 92 points: Good modern wine, but a bit oak heavy (680 views) | | | Tasted by pavel_p on 11/21/2021 & rated 93 points: Pnp. 4 years since my last bottle. Still a fairly dark garnet with a widening translucent rim. Initially some oak but blows off with a bit of air. Wonderful Tuscan freshness despite the hot year, a relatively moderate 14% alcohol helps, plenty of spices, dark fruit but not overripe, tannins still fairly present. Still a long life ahead. (659 views) | | | Tasted by jonvayn on 8/8/2020 & rated 89 points: A bit disjointed at the moment. There is definitely a high quality of fruit (dark fruits, intense without being hot and jammy). The wine is well structured. The high (too high?) tannins are not well integrated and feels quite harsh. There is yet not much of other Syrah's aromas (floral, spices, meat ..).
I don't have a lot of pleasure to drink it now but there is potential for the wine to develop and integrate well, even if I am not sure the tannins can become much less green. I won't open my second bottle before 10 years. (840 views) | | | Tasted by ctjared on 10/3/2017: juicy, with an interesting funk on the nose, medium to long finish. Much better than previous bottle. (2258 views) | | | Tasted by Collector1855 on 9/10/2017 flawed bottle: Lots of torrefaction, burnt rubber. Oxidative. Probably not a representative bottle. (2775 views) | | | Tasted by pavel_p on 9/9/2017 & rated 91 points: Quick double decant and drank over 1.5h. Dark garnet with translucent rim. Generous dark fruit, toast, roasted meat, good acidity, the hot vintage does not show, medium (-) tannins, medium length. Not bad but rather straight forward. (2442 views) | | | Tasted by sc03852 on 4/26/2017: 4 - Deep ruby, heady perfume, mocha, chocolate, ripe black cherry, floral, blueberry jam, cedar, meaty, big smooth tannins, big body, long, herbal finish. (1968 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 10/17/2016 & rated 94 points: Weekly tasting group RWP: Really Special Wines (@ DJ): Beautiful bouquet with ripe dark forest fruits like blackberries, herbs and some minerals. On the palate leather, minerals, full bodied, beautiful acidity, tight, full bodied and good tannin. Still a bit/few years too young. 94+ (2974 views) | | | Tasted by wineismylife on 6/21/2015 & rated 93 points: WIML93
Tasted non blind.
Dark garnet to purple color in the glass, clear looking without. Nose of violets, Kirsch, pepper and plums. Flavors of raspberries, berries and plums. Bright acidity, medium tannin, full bodied. Drink with air or hold. (2011 views) | | | Tasted by ctjared on 11/27/2014: dark fruit, dusty tannins, jury is out. (1844 views) | | | Tasted by Corning Wine Bar on 10/11/2012: - A Long finish. (2970 views) | | | Tasted by wineismylife on 10/21/2008 & rated 90 points: Italy 2008 (Italy): WIML90
Tasted at the winery. WARNING: this was a barrel sample. Dark purple color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Fragrant nose with added notes of smoke, roasted meat and berries. Flavors mostly of berries with I believe some plums tacked onto the end of the medium to long finish. Medium acidity, medium to firm tannins, medium to full body. (5231 views) |
| By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, In a Tuscan State of Mind (Oct 2010)
(Tua Rita Syrah) Subscribe to see review text. | By Ian D'Agata
Vinous, September/October 2010, IWC Issue #152
(Tua Rita Syrah Toscana Rosso) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Tua Rita Producer Website
Source: VinConnect (VinConnect.com)
Tua Rita was founded in 1984 by Rita Tua and Virgilio Bisti near Suvereto in the Alto Maremma just a few miles from the Tuscan coast. While several other Super Tuscan producers had begun cultivating international grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Syrah further north near Bolgheri, Tua Rita was the first to pursue them further south closer to Livorno. Launching their first high end wine in 1992 (the Giusto di Notri Bordeaux blend), the winery received immediate recognition and experienced meteoric growth over the next several years, culminating in their 2000 Redigaffi (100% Merlot) becoming the first Italian wine ever to receive a 100-point score from Robert Parker. Tua Rita is one of Italy’s most exceptional craft winemakers, and the standard-bearer for the now dozens of wineries that have come to populate the surrounding region.
Tua Rita is located in the Alto Maremma, between the Tyrrhenian sea and the metalliferous hills known as the Val di Cornia. Today, the estate has 35 hectares under vine at an average elevation of 100 metres above sea level. The vines are planted at a density of 8-9,000 vines per hectare on silt and clay soil, a unique terroir which yields an unmistakable style to the wines — aromatically distinguished by iron-like nuances and an impressive, intensely savoury progression in the mouth along with a distinctive saline character.
Vineyard management and winemaking have been handled since early on by the esteemed Luca D’Attoma, while Rita and Virgilio’s son-in-law Stefano Frascolla is active in the cellar and manages the business operations.
Fruit from the scrupulously managed vineyards is cosseted by non-intrusive cellar protocols, restrained cask conditioning and rigorous attention for the environment, with yields kept to a minimum to ensure concentration of flavors. During the harvest, the bunches are chosen and destemmed, and then the individual grapes are selected by hand. They are then sent to temperature-controlled truncated conical vats, where they undergo traditional fermentation for 25 to 30 days, with alternating pump-over and punch-down operations. After vinification is complete, the wine is lightly pressed, after which it falls directly into barriques located in the room under the cellar. It is here that the wine, having completed malolactic fermentation, will mature in oak for at least eighteen months.
Tua Rita produces the following wines: Redigaffi (100% Merlot), Syrah (100% Syrah), Giusto di Notri (a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc), Perlato del Bosco (a blend of Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon), and a “second vin” Rosso di Notri, obtained from a blend of all the red-berried varieties grown on the estate.Syrah Varietal article (Wikipedia) | (Wines Northwest)
Note that some producers in the Northern Rhone distinguish between simply Syrah and "Serine", the latter described as ‘an ancient clone of Syrah, the berries of which are more oval-shaped and less deeply pigmented than Syrah’ by producer Tardieu-Laurent. Italy Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorTuscany Tuscany (ItalianMade.com) | TuscanytToscana IGTHere is the Wikipedia entry for Toscana wine. |
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