Bibi Graetz, who has become one of the most iconic Italian winemakers, took an unconventional route to his winemaking career. Growing up in Fiesole, near Florence, in an artistic family, surrounded by the impressive metal sculptures created by his father, Gidon Graetz, and his own canvases and paint brushes, Bibi graduated from Accademia delle Belle Arte in Florence as a promising young artist. His increasing passion for wine had become evident while he was still an art student, however, and he began studying all he could find on enology. It was in the late 1990s, when Bibi was in the process of renewing his family's contract to grow grapes for other producers that he impulsively decided to use the grapes to make his own wines. Graetz makes a range of IGT Toscana wines under the Testamatta (Translation: Hothead) name. This includes Colore, a blend of equal parts Sangiovese, Canaiolo and Colorino, and Soffocone di Vincigliata, a single-vineyard wine that has gained notoriety for its name, which is local slang for a particular sex act. His wines have become some of the most exciting cult wines from Tuscany, and given the fact that 2015 is one of the greatest overall vintages for most of Europe these are wines not to be missed!
Product SKU | 331388 |
Producer | Bibi Graetz |
Country | Italy |
Region | Tuscany |
Varietal | Sangiovese |
Designation | Super Tuscan |
Vintage | 2015 |
Size | 750ml |
Color | Red |
ABV | 13.5% |
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