| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany, Colli Toscana Centrale |
| Producer | Bibi Graetz |
| Year | 2022 |
| Classification | IGT Tuscany |
| Grapes | 100% Sangiovese |
| Color | Red |
| Alcohol % | 14 |
| Drinking Window | now – 2040 |
| Condition | Perfect. Actual bottle shown in gallery. |
| Volume | 750 ml |
2022
Bibi Graetz Colore 2022
Ready — youthful
Colore is Bibi Graetz’s flagship — a blend of old-vine Sangiovese with Colorino and Canaiolo, sourced from ancient terraced vineyards around Fiesole. The 2022 is in its early phase: dark cherry, dried violet, iron, with the tannic structure of young Sangiovese still present. The fruit is generous but the wine is not yet fully integrated. This rewards patience.
Drink now through 2035.
€ 195,00
3 in stock
| Weight | 1 kg |
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Reviews
James Suckling - 100
#48 in James Suckling’s top 100 of 2024
Perfection in sangiovese, with cherry blossoms, chalk, seashells, fine sand and violets on the nose and palate. Medium- to full-bodied with focused and poised tannins that are wonderfully integrated and rather endless. Crunchy and chewy at the end. Such presence. You want to spend time with this wine. A top selection from two vineyards Olmo and one in the village of Chianti Classico in Lamole, 60 and 88 years old, respectively. This is a wine that gives great pleasure now, but will be even better in two or three years.
Decanter - 98
Colore is the product of old vines in the Chianti Classico hills, in Lamole and Olmo. ‘Colore is my dream from the beginning of working with old vineyards…the vineyard in Lamole is beautiful, it’s THE vineyard in Chianti Classico,’ says Bibi Graetz. 2022 was a hot year and so Bibi decided to only use fruit from his north-facing vineyards. ‘The hot year gives me this material, even if it is up in the mountains, north-facing; the fruit has this kick.’ Precisely sculpted and very intense, Colore 2022 is both pillowy and bright. Dark berries, spice and blood orange are gathered up by a lingering, zesty finish. It’s more closed than Testamatta at the moment, but should reveal more of its beauty in time.
Robert Parker - 96
The Bibi Graetz 2022 Colore sources its fruit from only two sites in this vintage: from 60-year-old vines in the Olmo vineyard (with 400-meter-plus elevations) and 88-year-old vines in Lamole (Chianti Classico). The vines are mostly south-facing, but the elevations are key. Meanwhile, Testamatta comes from mostly cool, north-facing sites. These results show lots of vertical heft and sharp tones with bright fruit, mineral graphite and blue flower. Bibi seeks transparency in his wines, and although the 2022 vintage delivers heavier fruit aromas overall, the wine does offer a pretty textural lightness.
Bibi Graetz
Bibi Graetz grew up on the Vincigliata estate above Fiesole, near Florence. He rediscovered the abandoned terraced vineyards on the property in the early 2000s and began restoring them — focusing on old Sangiovese, Colorino, and Canaiolo vines, some over a century old. The approach is minimal intervention; the emphasis is on the age of the vines and the altitude of the sites. Colore is the top selection, assembled from the best parcels across the estate.
Terroir
The vineyards for Colore are on ancient terraces above Fiesole, at elevations between 250 and 400 metres. The soils are predominantly schist and clay — the schist provides drainage and mineral tension; the clay moderates ripening and retains moisture during dry summers. The altitude keeps temperatures cool relative to the valley floor, which is critical for acidity retention in Sangiovese. The vines are old — many planted before the Second World War — with low yields and deep root systems that give the wines their concentration and complexity.
What others say after opening the bottle
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I spoke with Jannes before ordering because I wanted additional photos of the bottle, and that gave me confidence. The wine was ready to drink. Being able to buy single bottles for the occasion instead of full cases suits me well. Everything arrived perfect. T. Driessen
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