Tua Rita

Giusto di Notri

Cabernet Sauvignon-based Blends
Giusto di Notri Toscana IGT bottle image
Giusto di Notri Toscana IGT bottle image

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Tua Rita

Giusto di Notri

Cabernet Sauvignon-based Blends

A classic, Bordeaux-inspired blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot, harvested between late September and early October. After a gentle pressing, the must is macerated with the skins for 15 to 18 days. The cap is manually punched down daily for greater color and flavor extraction. The wine is aged for 18 months in Allier and Tronçais barrels and refined six months in bottle before release.

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Tasting Notes

Deep purple in color, Giusto di Notri offers abundant and very intense aromas of blackberry, plum, chocolate-covered strawberries, and currants followed by enticing notes of bell pepper, coriander, violet and a touch of vanilla. Full bodied, with rich, sw

Food Pairing

Ideal for barbecued ribs, steaks, grilled meats and medium-aged cheeses.

A classic, Bordeaux-inspired blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot, harvested between late September and early October. After a gentle pressing, the must is macerated with the skins for 15 to 18 days. The cap is manually punched down daily for greater color and flavor extraction. The wine is aged for 18 months in Allier and Tronçais barrels and refined six months in bottle before release.

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Tasting Notes

Deep purple in color, Giusto di Notri offers abundant and very intense aromas of blackberry, plum, chocolate-covered strawberries, and currants followed by enticing notes of bell pepper, coriander, violet and a touch of vanilla. Full bodied, with rich, sw

Food Pairing

Ideal for barbecued ribs, steaks, grilled meats and medium-aged cheeses.

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POINTS
Impossibly intense and rich, Giusto di Notri is a compelling blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot that takes brutal hold of your senses thanks to its amazing density and texture. The long list of aromas generated here includes black cherry, spice, tobacco and cola and the wine glides in excruciating slow motion over the palate.
Wine Enthusiast
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Complex aromas of black currant, mineral and dried herbs follow through to a full body, with silky, racy tannins and a long finish. Coffee and toasty oak character.
Wine Spectator
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“The 2005 Giusto di Notri is the freshest of the three 2005 wines I tasted from Tua Rita. Dark red cherry, plum, smoke, mint and rose petal flesh out in the glass. Creamy, supple and beautifully layered throughout, the 2005 is an unusually flamboyant wine for the year. The 2005 won't last forever, but it is strikingly beautiful today. The 2005 is 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc.”
Vinous
92
POINTS
Nice, fresh, enticing aromatics waft upwards as the 2005 Giusto di Notri opens in the glass, revealing a full-bodied, supple personality imbued with an attractive warmth in its expression of blueberries, spices, mocha, minerals and toasted oak....the supple texture and caressing, generous qualities are those of a first-class wine. Giusto di Notri is primarily Cabernet Sauvignon, with some Merlot and Cabernet Franc included. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2022.
Wine Advocate
2 Stars
Recommended
Decanter

Vineyard & Production Info

Production area/appellation:
Toscana IGT
Vineyard name:
Various estate vineyards near Suvereto
Vineyard size:
16 acres
Soil composition:
Sand, clay and limestone
Training method:
Spur-pruned Cordon
Elevation:
262 feet
Vines/acre:
3,500
Exposure:
Eastern/Western
Year vineyard planted:
1988; 1995; 1997
Harvest time:
September
First vintage of this wine:
1992
Bottles produced of this wine:
20,000

Winemaking & Aging

Maceration length:
18-20
Varietal composition:
60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Fermentation temperature:
78-82 °F
Type of aging container:
Barriques
Size of aging container:
225 L
Type of oak:
French oak: Allier and Troncais
Length of aging before bottling:
18 months
Age of Aging Container:
New
Length of bottle aging:
6 months

Analytical Data

pH level:
3.5
Acidity:
6.1 g/L
Alcohol:
14.2 %
Dry extract:
36 g/L
Residual sugar:
1.5 g/L
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