2018 Testamatta, Bibi Graetz, Toscana

2018 Testamatta, Bibi Graetz, Toscana

The 2018 Testamatta is a blend of old vine Sangiovese from both the north of Tuscany, bringing plenty of floral elegance, and southern Tuscany, bringing power and structure.

Critic score
100/100 info

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Wine details

  • Region & country
    Italy
  • Grape
    Sangiovese/Brunello
  • Maturity
    Ready 2023 - 2040info
  • Colour
    Red
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)
  • ABV
    13.5%
  • Classification
    IGT - Indicazione Geografica Tipica

Tasting notes

Finely textured, with a nuanced perfume that fills the glass and takes you to the intense underbrush of Tuscany. Succulent and yet savoury, this has a lilting freshness that is overlaid with ripe berry fruits, sage and white pepper spice, and clear minerality in terms of its scraping texture that makes your mouth water on the finish. Feels light and sculpted and yet has an intensity that skewers you to the spot. This is a great wine, with scope and imagination that doesn't want to let you go. Genuinely stands out among the wines of this tasting, and these are a fine array of wines. As with Colore, Bibi Graetz selects only old vines, the youngest 50 years old from five different vineyard sites across Tuscany, all farmed organically. Fermentations in open 225l barrels with natural yeasts and manual punch downs.

Jane Anson, Decanter (August 2020)
100/100

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