2021 Bibi Graetz Colore

Proprietary Blend - 750ML
$169.94
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REVIEWS

JA 100 JS 99 TWI 99 DC 98 WA 96 WE 96 WS 95 VN 94
JA 100

janeanson.com, October 2025

The heart of the old vines for Colore (50% or more in most vintages) come from the highest village in Chianti, Lamole, up at 600m, and it's this location, combined with Bibi Graetz's intuitive, handsoff winemaking style...
JS 99

jamessuckling.com, July 2023

Intense aromas of purple fruits such as raspberry, spice, lead pencil and granite. Perfumed flowers as well. Full-bodied, tight with poised tannins that show transparency and focus. Crunchy and very long. Better after...
TWI 99

The Wine Independent, August 2023

The 2021 Colore, 100% Sangiovese, is medium garnet-purple in color. After a little swirling, a glorious perfume of raspberry coulis, Morello cherries, and rose oil emerges from the glass, followed by hints of cinnamon...
DC 98

Decanter, October 2023

Production of Colore in 2021, like Testamatta, was down slightly on 2020, with around 30,000 bottles produced, due to the decision to drop 20% of the fruit in the vineyard. ‘2021 was a really hot vintage,' said Bibi, ‘but...
WA 96

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, May 2023

I tasted this wine a few times over the course of about four months, and it is lovely to see how well it has taken to bottle. The Tua Rita 2020 Redigaffi is the estate's headline wine made with Merlot. The bouquet sings...
WE 96

Wine Enthusiast, April 2024

The nose asserts aromas of dark fruit and berries, with rubbery, slightly smoky notes drifting around the edges. A juicier, denser berry streak defines the satiny palate, while bitter undertones of orange and chocolate...
WS 95

Wine Spectator, September 2024

Pure and elegant, offering a beam of cherry, strawberry, pomegranate, rose and mineral aromas and flavors. This harmonious version builds in intensity to the long, fruit-filled finish, where a hint of blood orange peeks...
VN 94

Vinous, March 2024

Hauntingly dark and alluring, the 2021 Colore entices with a blend of dusty violets and lavender, giving way to dried blueberries and sweet smoke. It washes across the palate with textures of pure silk, finessed and...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type
Red
Varietal
Proprietary Blend
Country
Italy
Region
Tuscany
Vintage
2021
Size
750ML

Bibi Graetz’s Colore 2021 is a Toscana IGT red from Tuscany made from the estate’s oldest vines and bottled in notably small volume for the label. Decanter reports production at “around 30,000 bottles” after Graetz “drop[ped] 20% of the fruit in the vineyard,” and notes that 2021 was “a really hot vintage.” The official technical sheet (referenced in background material) indicates a blend led by Sangiovese with Colorino and Canaiolo, though some critics describe it as pure Sangiovese—either way, reviewers agree it reads as a Sangiovese-driven wine with precision and energy.

The top reviews are emphatic. Jane Anson’s 100-point assessment (as cited in the supplied research) is the headline, and several outlets sit just behind it: James Suckling awards 99 points, calling it “full-bodied, tight with poised tannins that show transparency and focus… crunchy and very long,” advising, “Better after 2028.” The Wine Independent also gives 99, describing “a glorious perfume of raspberry coulis, Morello cherries, and rose oil,” with “exquisitely ripe, fine-grained tannins and bold freshness, finishing epically long and fragrant.”

Decanter’s 98 points frames a qualitative leap: “a step-change in quality,” with “ripe red and black fruit aromas and a balsamic waft,” plus “fine, integrated tannins and zesty acidity” and a “long, stony and cool menthol finish.” Vinous (94) is more reserved but still positive, finding it “hauntingly dark,” “finessed and lifted,” with “brisk acidity,” “crunchy and crisp” tannins, and concluding that “patience is required.”

Wine Enthusiast (96) notes a darker, more savory edge—“rubbery, slightly smoky notes”—and “firm, taut tannins” on a warm finish. Wine Spectator (95) lands on purity and poise: “Pure and elegant,” with cherry, strawberry, pomegranate and rose, finishing long with “a hint of blood orange,” and suggests drinking “now through 2037,” also stating “480 cases made.”