2021 Bibi Graetz Testamatta Bianco

Perhaps one of the most beautiful Tucan white wines, but limited availability. Every year around 5000-6000 bottles are made. The 2018 Testamatta Bianco Isola del Giglio comes from an Ansonica vineyard on the island of Giglio. The 2018 vintage on the island of Giglio was quite unusual, it was very rainy and humid both in winter and spring. The significant rainfall was necessary to restore water resources in the soil. The summer was ideal, hot and dry, with occasional rain showers. The harvest was great and later than usual.

The grapes for Testamatta come from the best vineyard on the island: Serrone. Technically we can call Testamatta bianco a "single vineyard". Serrone is located in the southeastern part of the island, facing the sea at an altitude that goes from 60 to 150 meters, terrace after terrace. The vines, up to 100 years old, grow on rocky, poor and granite soils of the island. The harvest started on August 18, each Ansonica grape, picked by hand, was transported in baskets to the winery, located in the center of the island in Giglio Castello. After de-stalking and a very gentle pressing with dry ice, we left the skins behind
with the juice. After this period of maceration, the must is stood for about 48 hours at low temperature in stainless steel tanks and then moved to new 225L French oak barriques for alcoholic fermentation at 20 ° C. After fermentation, the wine is aged for 12 months with the lees ( sur lie) without any malolactic fermentation and then bottled

Testamatta has always been identified as Bibi Graetz's image and flagship. The Testamatta Bianco, first produced in 2016, has already become a benchmark for white wines in Italy. The Testamatta Bianco has the aromas, flavors and character of the island of Giglio in a bottle: you can smell the scent of the undergrowth, the menthol of myrtle, the minerality of the soil and the elegance of the Ansonica grapes. All these aromas are perfectly combined by the tannins and the smoked bouquet of the oak.