Bibi Graetz Colore Toscana 2018

Parker: Compared to the Testamatta that proved more difficult during the blending phase, Bibi Graetz's 2018 Colore came together without a hitch, as he tells it. With this vintage, the Colore (with 9,000 bottles produced) has almost become a single-vineyard wine, since up to 90% of its fruit comes from old vines (these are majestic plants from 80 to 135 years old) in the high-altitude Lamole area where Bibi farms five hectares. The addition of Colorino to this Sangiovese-based wine has been reduced to a mere 5% in this vintage: "Just like a touch of lipstick," Bibi says. The Colorino grape adds noticeable lift and buoyancy in this vintage. Next to the Testamatta, you get more structure and backbone here, with deep and penetrating red berry fruit, ruby cherry, crushed aspirin, ferrous earth, crushed flowers and some of the fragrant steeping herbs used in Fernet-Branca. My only hesitation is that the wine takes long to yield on the bouquet, and I coaxed two bottles of Colore over two days before writing this note. As a result, I recommend pushing the drinking window forward by a few extra years to give the wine time to flesh out and open fully.

Producent	Bibi Graetz
Cuvee	Colore Toscana
Vintage	2018
Land	Italy
Regio	Toscana
Appelatie	Italy | Toscana |
Druif	Sangiovese
Formaat	0.75 L
Drinken van - tot	2022 - 2045
Verpakking	Original wooden case with 3
Capsule	Fully intact metal capsule
Label	Fully intact
Vulniveau	Bordeaux bottle, base neck fill level
Review score(s)	James Suckling (99/100), Robert Parker (97/100)

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