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Bibi Graetz Casamatta Rosato
Toscana IGT, Tuscany
Like most of Bibi Graetz wines, the name is very evocative, "Casa-Matta" means "Crazy-House", Casamatta Rosato is a pure Sangiovese treated like a white grape during the harvest and winemaking process that turns into the glass in a Tuscan delightful spring bouquet.
Tasting Notes
This rosé is a very direct and sincere wine: refreshing and very delicate. It is 100% Sangiovese with delicate aromas of red fruit, white flowers, roses and nice acidity perfectly balance, refreshing and versatile.” – Bibi Graetz
Vintage Notes
2019 was a balanced vintage in line with some of the best harvests we had in the last years. Mild and temperate winter followed by a colder than usual spring with temperatures below seasonal averages. The summer season was hot, very dry and stable. These factors allowed us to have very healthy grapes with a nice level of acidity and sugar. The harvest started later than usual and lasted till the late mid of October.
Winemaking Notes
The berries were destemmed and soft pressed. The fermentation conducted in stainless steel tanks to maintain the style of the wine and it lasted for no more than a week. During the vinification the wine was in contact with the skins only for a few hours in order to extract a bit of color. The different vineyards were blended and aged in stainless steel tanks before the final bottling.
Technical Info
100% Sangiovese
Vineyard Notes
The grapes of Casamatta Rosé are collected from the youngest vineyards, 15-20 years old, located in the area between the north of Florence and down south towards Siena.
In Italian, Casamatta translates to "crazy house". This moniker, self-designated by super-Tuscan winemaker, Bibi Graetz, is an homage to his very home-cum-winery-cum-art gallery. This fantastic place serves as home, winery, and art studio complete with kids, farm animals, barrels, grapes, and colorfully painted canvasses. Hence, Casamatta is a place where chaos meets life in a place where love of family, love of winemaking, and love of art all take place. It is here, where Bibi artfully crafts his Casamatta wines.
Tasting Notes
Bright acidity and soft, subtle aromas of crabapple, watermelon, raspberry, strawberry, and wet stone. This vintage is concentrated, earthy, crisp, and dry with composed structure.
Winemaking Notes
The grapes undergo 12 to 24 hours of maceration with skin contact followed by gentle pressing and fermentation at low temperature in stainless steel tanks for 7 to 10 days. Aged in stainless steel.
Technical Info
100% Sangiovese
Vineyard Notes
Sourced from vineyards between 10 and 15 years old and trained in the Guyot system.
Bibi Graetz’s Casamatta line, which literally translates to “crazy house”, carries its own unexpected equanimity. While the name serves as an homage to the chaotic albeit beautiful place where Bibi crafts the wines, including this fresh Toscana Rosato, it also serves as a reminder that, while Bibi is well-known for his iconic Super-Tuscan wines, he spares nothing when crafting these approachable, ready-to-drink, everyday wines, too.
Winemaking Notes
Technical Info
Vineyard Notes
Tasting Notes
Bright acidity and soft, subtle aromas of crabapple, watermelon, raspberry, strawberry, and wet stone. This vintage is concentrated, earthy, crisp, and dry with composed structure.
Winemaking Notes
The grapes undergo 12 to 24 hours of maceration with skin contact followed by gentle pressing and fermentation at low temperature in stainless steel tanks for 7 to 10 days.
Technical Info
100% Sangiovese
Vineyard Notes
Sourced from vineyards between 10 and 15 years old and trained in the Guyot system.
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