2004 Bibi Graetz • Canaiolo
Reviewed by Antonio Galloni
Issue Date 29th Jun 2007
Source 171, The Wine Advocate
Rating 90p
Release Price $180
Drink Date 2009 - 2019
This is a superb set of releases and I can’t recommend the wines highly enough. Graetz’s 2004 Canaiolo is a highly singular effort. It opens with a gorgeous, spiced nose followed by complex balsamic, mineral, tar and toasted oak notes that emerge to complement its beautifully layered fruit and fine tannins. Canaiolo has typically been used to give Chianti softness, but vinified by Graetz on its own it proves to be a fascinating varietal. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2019.