The 2021 vintage will be remembered in Tuscany as a powerful one. Concentration, so the grapes were smaller beautiful, airy. It’s kind of a mix between 2015 and 2020. Where you have on one side the character that we have been developing in the last years, this freshness that is really dominant and on the other side you have the opulence, generosity, a kind of “flesh-ness” in the wine. The season started with a mild and rainy winter. After some cooler temperatures in April, spring continued amicably as May brought enough rain to allow the water supply. Moreover, high temperatures and dry weather conditions in August helped the phenolic ripeness. The vines set a beautiful crop assisted by some rainfalls and cooler temperatures in September.
Fabulous aromas of strawberries, orange zest and orange blossom. So pure on the nose. Very perfumed. Medium-bodied with intense linear tannins that are ultra-fine in texture. It's fresh and salty with a brightness and focus. Minerally and crisp. pH is 3.4 highlighting the strength of the acidity. Crunchy. Salty. So delicious now but this will age incredibly well. - James Suckling, 98 points
Bibi Graetz was raised in a family of successful visual artists who also owned a medieval castle surrounded by vineyards in Tuscany. The winemaker has no formal training in wine, nor does he follow any DOC/DOCG regulations. These factors have not diminished his reputation as one of Italy's most gifted and creative winemakers.
In the late 1990s, Graetz began making wine after gradu... read more →