Bibi Graetz "Colore" Toscana Rosso 2020

98 POINTS: James Suckling
96 POINTS: Monica Larner, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

70-135 yrs old vines & Organic viticulture, A selection of the best parcels of Lamole and Vincigliata vineyards
100% Sangiovese, Soil, galestro and clay
Training System, Goblet and Guyot
Natural fermentation in open top barriques and casks with 8 manual punch down per day.
16 months in 225l barrels plus 6 months in bottle

"The Bibi Graetz 2020 Colore is a pure expression of Sangiovese all sourced from old vines that are carefully selected in various parts of Tuscany. Much of the fruit comes from a high elevation and cool site in Lamole, or from 70-year-old vines in Bagno a Ripoli or Vincigliata near Fiesole. A small percentage of old vines in Olmo is also used. Bibi has a preference for old vines, and you can taste the lovely depth and complexity that comes through in the Colore. Compared to his other wine Testamatta, this wine has seen fewer stylistic changes over the years, and the goal has always been elegance and finesse. Colore boasts a pretty luminous quality with dark fruit aromas and wild berry. There are hints of licorice and mint as well. Mineral flavors and bright acidity are what set Colore apart."
— Monica Larner, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

"The subtlety and perfumed nature of this wine is enchanting, offering flowers, orange peel and cherries. Wonderful ripe strawberries, too. Full-bodied, but not over the top, with tannins that are polished and run the length of the wine. It’s tight, but gives you every indication of a terrific wine. You want to drink it now, and you probably should do, because it’s so alluring. Yet it will age beautifully as well. Drink or hold."
— James Suckling

ABV: 14%