Giusto di Notri Tua Rita 2023 (750ML)

Tua Rita’s 2023 Giusto di Notri is 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, grown in the Notri area of Suvereto at 8,500 vines per hectare on spurred cordon. The stony, clay-rich slope changes with altitude, pebbly above and silty below, with the Merlot on the clay band at mid-slope. Luca D’Attoma favors infusion over extraction: berries are broken gently, pump-overs held to one or two a day, and the wine rests 18 months in French barriques. It was also the first vintage sorted on the estate’s new optical selector. Periodic rain kept 2023’s soils cool, preserving fresh, upright acidity. Expect dark red fruit, cedar, mint, blood orange and cola, a bitter-herb edge, velvety tannins and a burst of Cabernet Franc on the finish. Serve it with bistecca alla fiorentina, wild boar ragù or aged pecorino.