Bibi Graetz: Colore 2019

Bibi Graetz Colore 2019

Til vinbonden

98–100
100
2
Sangiovese 100%
5
rød, tør
14,0% Vol.
Modenhed til at drikke: 2026–2055
Pakket ind i: 3-delt OHK
9
struktureret
saftig
velsmagende & krydret
3
Lobenberg: 98–100/100
Suckling: 99/100
Decanter: 98/20
Jane Anson: 98/100
Parker: 96/100
6
Italien, Toscana, Chianti og Vino Nobile
7
Allergener: Sulfitter,
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg om:
Colore 2019

98–100
/100

Denne Colore har en særlig jubilæumsetiket for at markere sit 20-års jubilæum. Druerne til Colore kommer altid fra de tre bedste vinmarker hos Bibi Graetz, Lamole, Vincigliata og Siena. Lamole er en terrasseret vinmark, der vender mod sydøst. Vinstokkene, som er over 80 år gamle og opvokset i buske, producerer år efter år små, koncentrerede druer i 620 meters højde, som også er ansvarlige for den betagende balance og friskhed i Colore. Siena ligger 350 meter over havets overflade på frugtbar jord med masser af småsten. Vincigliata ligger i 300 meters højde og er dermed det "laveste" sted med lerholdig Galestro-jord. Her høstes druerne op til otte gange, og kun helt perfekte druer når frem til vineriet. Næppe nogen andre går så langt. Gæringen foregår i åbne barriques med vildgær. Efterfølgende modning i tre år på nye barriques. Næsen afslører dybe sorte kirsebær med antydninger af syrlige kirsebær, hindbær og blåbær. Sødt læder, tonkabønne, sød tobak, provencalske urter og nellikepeber nedenunder. I munden er Colore næsten overvældende med en utrolig tæthed, ultrafine sandkorn og massive tanniner, der indhyller ganen i et tæt fløjlsslør af mørke bær. Friskheden skaber en spænding mellem de sorte kirsebær og de varmende urter. Tørret salvie og blomstrende timian i eftersmagen. Den enorme tæthed i det delikate frugtcentrum, som synes at være støbt i én form, holdes godt sammen af den frodige, men vellykkede tanninstruktur, som utvivlsomt kan sammenlignes med en 1 GCC fra venstre bred. Colore rejser store spørgsmålstegn ved, hvordan vinen kan være så poleret fin og alligevel så umådelig kraftfuld på samme tid. Stor balance, stor længde, stor vin. 98-100/100

99
/100

Suckling om: Colore

This is so perfumed and seductive, with blackberries, cherries, dried flowers and perfume. It’s full-bodied and tight with very fine tannins. Really structured and long. Superb tannin texture. So fine, yet so powerful. This is an incredible combination of fruit and structure. Old-vine magic. Drink after 2026. 99/100

98
/20

Decanter om: Colore

The ‘dream’ in Italian, this is from very old, high-altitude vineyards on stony soils mixed with sand and stone. This is one of the wines of the tasting, a real showstopper that captures your interest and holds it all the way. Red cherries and strawberries dominate the nose with softly-spiced liquorice touches. But it’s the texture that’s so captivating, gripping straight away and holding you there, but in a soft and gentle way. Bright acidity comes in keeping things fresh and welcoming while the structure and length give a lovely roundness. A real success. Grapes for Colore are sourced from three vineyards, with each harvested up to eight times. After the first selection in the vineyards, a second selection occurs at the winery before destemming where grapes are softly pressed and placed in open-top barriques, keeping each plot and parcel separate from the others. The fermentation is conducted naturally by indigenous yeasts without temperature control lasting up to two weeks, with one extra week of maceration on the skins. After the fermentation the wine is moved into new barriques, where the malolactic fermentation happens. Each parcel is aged separately for almost 20 months before the final blend is decided. 98/100

98
/100

Jane Anson om: Colore

Colore comes from the oldest vineyards of Sangiovese that range up to 135 years, and there is a gentle, unforced complexity to this wine that is deliciously moreish. Expect raspberries, black cherries, rosemary, liquorice, the soft floral aromatics of late-afternoon roses, caressing and silky and giving so much pleasure but not expecting too much of you. You can drink this now with a carafe but it will age, because there is acidity and grip. A lovely wine to slow down to. Bib Graetz’s 20th anniversary, proving again why he is such a compelling figure in Tuscany. 98/100

96
/100

Parker om: Colore

Dressed for a party, the Bibi Graetz 2019 Colore celebrates the estate's 20th anniversary with a special commemorative (2000-2019) bottle. This vintage of Colore is 100% Sangiovese (the small part of Colorino in the blend we saw last year has been removed) because Bibi thought the Sangiovese elegant enough to stand alone. Fruit comes from three vineyard sites with 70-, 80- and 90-year-old vines, respectively. The wine offers big intensity and beautifully lifted aromas and more textural support than we saw in the slightly thinner 2018 vintage. The bouquet reveals balsam herb, cassis, pressed rose, garden mint and crushed stone. Fruit from the southern-most site, Poggio Matto in Casciano del Murlo (in the province of Siena), was blended in at a greater percentage to help build the structure and momentum of this cellar-worthy wine. 96/100

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Colore 2019