"Very nice combination of dried fruits and spices with black cherries and plums. Aromas of flowers and sandalwood, too. Full-bodied and very refined, yet intense, with velvety, silky tannins that are wonderfully integrated and interwoven with the fruit. Ripe middle palate. Tight at the end, suggesting the need for serious bottle ageing. Very structured. Drink after 2025. (James Suckling 2022) "What I really love about Testamatta's fruit is that incredible sensation of strawberry mixed with vanilla aroma, a kind of strawberry whipped cream! It's incredibly fresh." (Bibi Graetz) - Wooden case delivery available for orders of 6 bottles of this wine (depending on country and shipping method selected).
Features
Estate
Bibi Graetz
Cuvée
Testamatta
Vintage
2019
Designation
Toscana
Region
Italy
Grape varieties
Sangiovese (vieilles vignes)
Terroirs
Poor soils mixed with sand and stone, high altitude
Viticulture
Traditional and meticulous
Harvest
Manual, selection made in 6 vineyards: Lamole, Vincigliata, Olmo, Londa, Montefili and Siena (each vineyard harvested up to 8 times for a better selection).
Winemaking
After the 1st selection in the vineyards, a 2nd takes place in the cellar before de-stemming, then gentle pressing, fermentation with natural indigenous yeasts in 225L open-top barrels for the smaller parcels and in 50hl barrels or stainless steel tanks for the larger parcels, 6 daily manual punchings of the cap and pumping over, maceration for 7-10 days, malolactic fermentation in old barrels and 50hl barrels.
Breeding
20 months before final assembly
Alcohol content
14%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Light-colored
Nose
Beautiful notes of dried fruits, spices, black cherries and plums, with hints of flowers and sandalwood.
Mouth
Full-bodied, very refined, intense, velvety, silky tannins wonderfully integrated and interwoven with the fruit, tight, very structured finish.
Serve
Decant at 14-16°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2025
Drink before
2029
Food and wine pairing
Ideal with teriyaki beef fillet, lamb couscous, porchetta (Italian-style stuffed piglet)...
Bibi Graetz
Toscana
Expert opinion
Decanter
Rated wine (guide 2022) 95/100
Rated area (2020 guide) Recommended
About the wine:
Another fine year, even if some of the 2019 wines - but not the Testamatta - lacked a little concentration. Relatively light in color, it's at the other end of the density scale from the wines of the early 2000s. The raspberry and redcurrant aromas are piquant, and both the nose and palate display admirable delicacy and restraint. Very elegant and pure, its fine acidity gives it excellent length and ageing potential. 2023 - 2036
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated (guide 2021) 94/100 (Wonderful wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2021) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the wine:
A pure expression of Sangiovese, Bibi Graetz 2019 Testamatta is a wine in constant evolution. Bibi has added an additional 17 hectares of vineyards to the program, including 12 hectares in Fiesole (north of Florence) and 5 hectares in San Donato in Colle (south of Florence) with 70-year-old vines. The framework of the wine is made up of fruit from old vines planted in the 1950s in the cool-climate Chianti Classico sub-region of Lamole. These new terroirs bring much more aromatic nuance and complexity to the wine, with scents of blue flowers, candied orange peel, damp earth and plummy black fruits. The white soils of Alberese add a strong chalky mineral signature to the finish of this elegant, linear Tuscan red.
Wine Enthusiast
Rated wine (guide 2022) 92/100
Domaine noté (guide 2022) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)
About the wine:
Delicate aromas of red berries, sun-baked earth and dark spices emerge from the nose, along with a hint of Mediterranean maquis. Bright and elegantly structured, the linear palate features juicy Marasca cherries, crushed raspberries and baking spices framed by polished tannins. Drink before 2029.
Jancis Robinson
Rated 16+/20
Recommended area
James Suckling
Rated wine (guide 2022) 97/100
Rated domain (guide 2022) Recommended
About the wine:
Beautiful combination of dried fruits and spices with black cherries and plums. Aromas of flowers and sandalwood, too. Full-bodied and very refined, yet intense, with velvety, silky tannins that are wonderfully integrated and interwoven with the fruit. Ripe middle palate. Tight at the end, suggesting the need for serious bottle ageing. Very structured. Drink after 2025.
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