2006 Bibi Graetz Colore
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Tasting notes
Sangiovese, Canaiolo, Colorino. Variable season with extreme heat in June/July and humidity in August. However, the results are impressive with 2006 matching 2007 for quality, albeit in a totally different style. The 2006 was Suckling’s wine of the year. Weighty, glossy and with great depths of spicy, berry fruit, this is a very fine Colore which still has plenty left in the tank. There is an intriguing balance between concentration on the palate, fresh acidity, and bramble/briary notes on both the palate and nose, which keep everything lively. Drinking beautifully but there is still more to come. (AH)
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Andy Howard MW, Jancisrobinson.com
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.