"A beautiful combination of dried fruit 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 intertwined with the fruit. Ripe mid-palate. Tight at the end, suggesting the need for serious bottle aging. Very structured. Drink after 2025." (James Suckling 2022) "What I really love about Testamatta fruit is this incredible sensation of strawberry mixed with a vanilla aroma, a kind of strawberry whipped cream! It's incredibly fresh. (Bibi Graetz) - Delivery in wooden cases is available for orders of 6 bottles of this wine (depending on the country and shipping method selected).
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Eye
Light-colored dress
Nose
Beautiful notes of dried fruit, spices, black cherries, and plums, with hints of flowers and sandalwood.
Mouth
Full-bodied, very refined, intense, velvety and silky tannins wonderfully integrated and intertwined with the fruit, tight finish, very structured
Serve
In a carafe, at 14-16°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2025
Drink before
2029
Food and wine pairings
Ideal with teriyaki beef tenderloin, lamb couscous, porchetta (Italian-style stuffed suckling pig)...
Decanter
Wine rated (2022 guide) 95/100
Rated estate (2020 guide) Recommended
About wine:
Another great year, even if some 2019 wines—but not the Testamatta—lacked a little concentration. With a relatively light color, it sits at the other end of the density scale compared to wines from the early 2000s. The aromas of raspberry and redcurrant are tangy, and both the nose and palate show admirable delicacy and restraint. Very elegant and pure, its fine acidity gives it excellent length and good aging potential. 2023–2036
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Wine rating (2021 guide) 94/100 (Outstanding wine)
Rated estate (2021 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About wine:
A pure expression of Sangiovese, the 2019 Bibi Graetz Testamatta is a wine in constant evolution. Bibi has added 17 additional 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 wine's structure comes from fruit grown on old vines planted in the 1950s in the cool climate sub-region of Chianti Classico di 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 black plum fruits. The white Alberese soils add a strong chalky mineral signature to the finish of this elegant and linear Tuscan red.
Wine Enthusiast
Wine rated (2022 guide) 92/100
Rated estate (2022 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)
About wine:
Delicate aromas of red berries, sun-baked terracotta, and dark spices emerge from the nose, along with a hint of Mediterranean scrubland. 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
Wine rated 16+/20
Rated Recommended
James Suckling
Wine rated (2022 guide) 97/100
Rated estate (2022 guide) Recommended
About wine:
A beautiful combination of dried fruit 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 intertwined with the fruit. Ripe mid-palate. Tight on the finish, suggesting the need for serious bottle aging. Very structured. Best enjoyed after 2025.
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