BIBI GRAETZ 'Testamatta' Rosso Isola del Giglio 2023 WOODEN CASE x 6 Bottles - PRE-RELEASE

Description

The 2023 Bibi Graetz Testamatta is an exceptional Sangiovese blend, receiving outstanding accolades and scoring 98 points from both James Suckling and Decanter. Suckling describes it as having seductive aromas of flowers, cherries, and lemon blossoms, with a crunchy, polished palate and firm, silky tannins that embody structure and finesse. Decanter highlights its captivating slaty, stony scents intermingling with wild strawberries and oranges, delivering fresh, vibrating dark cherry and red berry fruits, followed by a stunning finish of blood orange and salinity. Notably, The Wine Advocate rated it 93 points, noting its freshness and fine tannins, emphasizing the limited production due to challenging vintage conditions. With a drinking window from 2025 to 2038, this wine is poised to impress and evolve beautifully over time.

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JAMES SUCKLING 98 points
Seductive aromas of flowers, cherries, lemon blossoms and roses. Medium-bodied, crunchy and polished, with firm, silky, ultra-fine tannins. It’s all about structure with finesse. Such energy and tension. Complex and beautiful in the finish. A blend of sangiovese from Olmo and Lamole in Chianti Classico. Give this three or four years to come around. - James Suckling

DECANTER 98 points
Tasted by: James Button (at Decanter HQ, 15 Aug 2025) Part of Our Italy editor meets Bibi Graetz, tries his latest vintages, and learns how one wine got its naughty name
Drinking Window: 2025 - 2038
2023 was ‘a very complicated vintage’, according to Bibi Graetz, who produced 32,000 bottles of Testamatta 2023 out of a typical production of over 100,000. Despite the issues, he claims it's ‘probably the best Testamatta we have made’ – and I wholeheartedly agree. Slatey, stony scents mingle with fragrant wild strawberry, raspberry and orange peel. It's incredibly fresh and precise in the mouth, offering vibrating dark cherry and red berry fruits at the core surrounded by flecks of salt and herbs , then a stunning, extended finish of blood orange, cherry and lip-smacking sapidity. Wow! Approximately 80% of the fruit is sourced from vines in Fiesole, and 20% from Lamole.

THE WINE ADVOCATE 93 points
Reviewed by: Monica Larner
Drink Date: 2025 - 2040
Bibi Graetz concluded this vintage with less collateral damage than many other vintners in Tuscany, who saw big drops in yields because of rain and mildew. He says he only lost 10% of his fruit. The 2023 Testamatta is Sangiovese with a tiny part of whole-cluster fruit. The wine is a little shy and closed on first examination, but it does reveal red and purple fruits with cassis and plum. It shows good freshness and fine tannins. You need to give it more time to flesh out with bottle age. - Published: Oct 30, 2025

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