The “Crazy Head” of the Tuscan wine scene, Bibi Graetz, is back at it – with his newest release of TESTAMATTA! Sure, it’s got the 97 POINT pedigree, and yes, we scored Bib’s flagship at an exceptionally drool-worthy price, but here’s the kicker…you can snag some at 50% OFF!!! Let’s GOOOOOO!!!! Y’all that snagged the last two vintages we featured already know – this is one of the TOP cult wines in all of Italy (with the prices climbing every year it seems – ELSEWHERE, at least!) Graetz exploded onto the Tuscan wine scene back in 2000, buying up old vine plots at high elevations in some of the tippy-top best spots throughout Tuscany. Testamatta is his self-portrait, naming the wine “crazy head” after himself, naturally. Hailing from a family of artists, his rise to the very top of Tuscany’s wine scene over the past 20 years has been unconventional but unquestionably meteoric. Slews of 97+ point scores prove it – his break-all-the-rules and howl-at-the-moon style has paid off in a momentous, Tuscan landscape-altering way! The 2020 is his best yet – alluring scents of roses, vanilla, and plenty of graphite kicks things off – then roasted wild herbs and savory smoked meats, sour cherries, and ripe plums, with a tangy twist of blood orange peel, lemon thyme, and a salty, sanguine finish of delicate tamari shoyu. This is brighter, and leaner than this cuvee in years past – and I’d say all the better for it! Lush – but incredibly taut and focused, with a lifted precision that bodes well for increased complexity and vigor in the years to come. The flagship just got taller, folks – yet dances in the winds as gloriously as ever! 100% sangiovese, hailing from 6 of his best vineyard plots, with vines up to 50 years old, fermented and aged mostly in used barrels...this is a purer, elegant, and more thoughtful style – with less flash, but greater depth and longevity than previous vintages. The new parcel near the winery just outside of Florence seems to have a hot, new stamp on this wine – and I am HERE for it! There’s no two ways to say it…this wine ROCKS! At 50% OFF...you’d best be scooting a few bottles into your cart! Not much of this to go around, and with the critical praise already latched on to this baby…get yours while it lasts!!! ** Bit ticked off at the Florence Post Office...I sent 4 precious bottles of my house-made hot sauce to Bibi’s cousin, Emmanuelle (the BEST guy to know in Italy), and they mysteriously disappeared…arrived to Florence, went “out for delivery”, then “redirected”, then POOF! Gone. Grrr. **
