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BIBI GRAETZ Testamatta, Toscana IGT 2019 Bottle
bibi graetz
BIBI GRAETZ Testamatta, Toscana IGT 2019 Bottle
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Bibi Graetz Testamatta, Toscana IGT
Bibi Graetz is a Tuscan native raised as an artist. Since the 90s, he has poured his art into character-filled wines out of the storybook village of Fiesole perched in scenic decadence five kilometres from Florence. Considered a cult label, the wines of Bibi Graetz are abundant in authentic Tuscan soul. The Testamatta (‘hothead’) rosso is pure and vibrant 100% Sangiovese.
Described by the label as a textbook ‘Supertuscan’, it is at once fresh and ripe, abundantly bodied and energetic. Intense with lush tannins, its fruit expression is typically Tuscan with that Bibi flair that so enchants his advocates. Made from fruit grown on 35 to 50 year old vines, followed by natural fermentation in open top barrels and 20 months of ageing, it is a pure and mineral taste of Tuscany.
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Expert Review
Monica Larner
A pure expression of Sangiovese, the Bibi Graetz 2019 Testamatta is a wine in constant evolution. Bibi has added 17 more hectares of vineyard to the program, with 12 hectares in Fiesole (north of Florence) and 5 hectares in San Donato in Colle (south of Florence) with 70-year-old vines. The base of the wine sees fruit from old vines planted in the 1950s in the cool-climate Lamole subzone of Chianti Classico. These new terroirs bring a lot more aromatic nuance and complexity to the wine with perfumed blue flower, candied orange peel, wet earth and plumy black fruit. White Alberese soils add a strong chalky mineral signature to the finish of this elegantly streamlined and linear Tuscan red.
94 points, Wine Advocate (August 2021)
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James Suckling
Very attractive combination of dried fruit and spices with black cherries and plums. Aromas of flowers and sandalwood, too. Full-bodied and very refined, yet intense, with plush, velvety tannins that are wonderfully integrated and intertwined with the fruit. Ripe center palate. Tight at the end, suggesting the need for some serious bottle age. Very structured. Try after 2025.
97 points, JamesSuckling.com (March 2023)
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Decanter
The 20th anniversary bottling of Testamatta made, from the 2019 vintage, in brand new winemaking facilities in Florence. This just shines from the moment it’s poured. Layered and complex this is a gem of a wine filled with cherry, raspberry, damson and caramel notes alongside a savoury edge that makes it so moreish. Tannins that support but don't overwhelm give a nice overall weight to the palate while the flavous linger on the long finish. Made from old vines on stony soils on the Tuscan hilltops. Grapes are selected and sourced from the best five vineyards, which are divided into parcels and harvested up to eight times. Fermentation is in open-top barriques for the smaller parcels and in barrels or stainless steel for the larger ones without any temperature controls. Maceration for 7-10 days then moved into old barriques for 20 months.
96 points, Georgina Hindle, Decanter (July 2021)
Yet another fine year, however some wines in 2019 - although not Testamatta - lacked a little concentration. Relatively light in colour, it's at the other end of the density scale to the wines of the early 2000s. There are piquant raspberry and redcurrant aromas and both the nose and palate show admirable delicacy and restraint. Very elegant and pure, its fine acidity gives excellent length and ageing potential.
95 points, Stephen Brook, Decanter (March 2022)