2018 Bibi Graetz Colore, Tuscany
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What intense aromas of cherries and raspberries! Then it turns to flowers and orange peel. Roses, too. This is really full and powerful with layers of ripe tannins. It’s super fine-tannined, but shows wonderful length and intensity. A great expression of Lamole in Chianti Classico with ancient vines. Some older than 100 years. Best ever? Superb. Try after 2024 and onwards.
99 points James Suckling jamessuckling.com
A great wine made with 90% Sangiovese, and 5% each of Canaiolo and Colorino, all very old vines. It shows a distinct ruby colour and slightly garnet hue. Initially closed, the nose opens up slowly displaying well concentrated and balanced fruit, reminiscent of ripe plums and blackberries, hints of gingerbread spices and macchia in the background. On the palate well-structured with multi-layered fruit repeating the aroma of the nose, elegant spiciness and hints of earthy minerality as well as convincing aromatic depth. A well balanced blend with power and concentration, never loosing its elegance and freshness. Another great vintage of Colore.
99 points Markus Del Monego MW
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.
97 points Monica Larner robertparker.com
| Product/Service Sold Out | No |
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| En Primeur | No |
| New Arrivals | No |
| Wine Type | Red Wine |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany/Toscana |
| Varietals | Sangiovese, Canaiolo, Colorino |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
| Wine Points | 99 |
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