Bibi Graetz Testamatta 2022

€79.10

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Bibi Graetz Testamatta 2022

Bibi Graetz Testamatta 2022 expresses the purity, minerality and transparency of Sangiovese from old vineyards on the top of the hills characterized by soils rich of stones. Pairs well with beef and venison.

Vinification: The grapes were handpicked. After selecting the best grapes, a second selection occurred at the winery before destemming, assuring the purest final product. At this stage, the grapes were softly pressed and then placed in open-top 225L barriques for the smaller parcels of the vineyards, and in 50hl casks or stainless steel tanks for the larger plots. The fermentations were conducted by natural and indigenous yeasts with up to 3 manual punch-downs per day in the peak of fermentation, gradually decreasing to only 1 to keep the cap wet. After the fermentation process, the wines were moved into old barriques and 50hl casks where malolactic fermentation occurred. The wine was aged for around 18 months before bottling.

Tasting Notes: "Siena, Lamole, Vincigliata, Londa and Montefili vineyards 35-50 years old vines Medium mixture soil rich of galestro and clay" Bibi Graetz

Grape Varieties: Sangiovese

Wine Type: Red Wine
Format: 0,75L
Vintage: 2022
Country: Italy
Region: Toscânia
Robert Parker: RP95
James Suckling: 98

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The purity of fruit is so impressive, with al dente fruit character of sliced cherries, cranberries and citrus fruit that’s wonderfully melted together. It’s medium- to full-bodied and grows on the palate, with firm and layered tannins and a long, intense finish. This needs three to four years to refine but is already so enticing. Great beauty. Already irresistible, but best after 2027.

The production of both Testamatta and Colore was cut by two-thirds in 2022, partly because Bibi Graetz didn't want to use his south-facing vineyards in such a hot year. ‘I think there is more power, more energy,’ he says. Certainly, Testamatta is singing, and has closed the gap to Colore in 2022. It displays dusty, earthy notes, creamy dark cherry, green olive and spice on a vertical frame with stark salinity. It's precise and energetic, poised and balletic, with a beautiful vibrancy of tangy raspberry, cherry, wild herbs and a touch of plum.

Made with fruit from all north-facing vineyard sites (mostly in Olmo with a little bit from Lamole), the Bibi Graetz 2022 Testamatta is engineered to showcase the power of Sangiovese. Indeed, many parcels were recently removed from the blend in order to focus on fruit concentration and elegance. This was a hot growing season, but Bibi says that 2021 was also very warm (with more violent heat spikes during the summer). He lost a small percentage (about 7%) of fruit in 2022 and claims to have had an abundance of fruit in the challenging 2023 vintage. This wine is packed with dense berry fruit, blueberry, spice and soft earth. Bright acidic freshness adds backbone to Sangiovese.