Bibi Graetz Testamatta 2022

Toscana IGT

Tuscany, Italy

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Style: Red	Packaging: OCC
ABV: %	Closure: Cork
Organic:	Drink from: 2026
Biodynamic:	Drink to: 2040
Grapes: 100% Sangiovese

Critic scores

95 RP, 98 JS, 95 JA, 97 DC

Critic reviews

"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."
Monica Larner, July 2024, RobertParker.com

"Takes time to open up, a structured vintage of Testamatta, full of charm. Juicy, savoury, unfussy, white tea, sage, cranberry, red cherry, mandarin, delicious stuff from winemaker Bibi Graetz. Fermented and aged in a mix of 500l casks and 225l new oak barrels, natural yeasts, three punch downs per day, then into neutral oak barrels for 18 months before botting. Harvest September 15 to mid October."
Jane Anson, July 2024, JaneAnson.com