2001 Testamatta
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2001 is powerful and concentrated, even more so than the 2000 (the colour remains amost inky at 21 years old), reflective of a hot and dry summer, and winemaking techniques that involved low yields, bleeding off juice in the cellar for greater concentration, and liberal oak. It was generous and impressive in its early years (winning Best Red Wine in the World at a wine trade show) and it retains structure and power, laden with liquorice, chocolate block and attractive black cherry fruit, but the tannin quality is harsher than the 2000, and you feel the hand of the winemaker over the location. Consultant Alberto Antonini.
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Daniel Thomases, Wine Advocate
Daniel Thomases, Wine Advocate
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The 2001 Testamatta, a blend of Sangiovese, Canaiolo, and Colorino, is a very full and firm ruby, and its expansive nose of red currant and plum fruit, underbrush, Mediterranean herbs, and sweet oak, is matched by rich, round flavors of ripe red fruit, vanilla, and seared oak. Already quite approachable, it has the stuffing to last for another decade and a half. Importer: Michael Skurnik, Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300
The 2001 Testamatta, a blend of Sangiovese, Canaiolo, and Colorino, is a very full and firm ruby, and its expansive nose of red currant and plum fruit, underbrush, Mediterranean herbs, and sweet oak, is matched by rich, round flavors of ripe red fruit, vanilla, and seared oak. Already quite approachable, it has the stuffing to last for another decade and a half. Wine Advocate.April, 2004
About the producer
Based just outside Florence, Bibi Graetz is something of a maverick in the Tuscan wine scene. Working with old vineyards of indigenous grapes around Chianti, he produces intense wines classified as IGT Toscana; not fitting neatly in either the Super Tuscan or Chianti camp.