Bibi Graetz Colore 2020
Tasting notes
"After the 2015 vintage I couldn't believe that the quality of the 2016 was even higher! Walking in the vineyards during the harvest I had the impression of being in the middle of hundreds of bronze sculptures, the grapes looked like perfect artifacts. I'm not surprised by the result of the wine, powerful, with a lot of tension and a solid structure. Full bodied and dense, this Colore has a lot of blackberries, tobacco and plum." -- Bibi Graetz
After the first selection of grapes in the vineyards, a second selection occurs at the winery before the destemming. The berries were at this stage softly pressed and placed in open-top barriques, with extreme attention on keeping each plot and parcel divided from the others. The fermentation is conducted by indigenous yeasts naturally with 6 to 8 manual punchdowns per day, without temperature control and without bleedings, and lasted up to 2 weeks, with 1 extra week of maceration on the skins. After the fermentation the wine is moved into new barriques, where the malolactic fermentation happens. Every parcel is aged separately for almost 3 years before the final blend is decided.
Colore is the highest expression of Bibi Graetz dream. The drive of this wine is to create a pure excellence of Tuscany, a wine made with traditional Tuscan grapes sourced from some of the oldest and rarest vineyards of the region. Sangiovese represent the structure and the power of the wine, Colorino fruits and velvety tannins, Canaiolo minerality and intensity. On the best few barrels of the whole production will become Colore.
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Varietal | Sangiovese |
| Varietal Composition | 100% Sangiovese |
| Appellation | Toscana |
| Designation | IGT |
| Alcohol | 13.50% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Country of Origin | ITALY |
| Artificially Carbonated | No |
| Sparkling Wine | No |
