(92-95)/2017+

Age has not softened this Batailley and it still feels unapologetically foursquare on the finish

but like all of Quintarelli's releases

grapes are left to mature for longer on the vine and the château itself has been renovated

Moderate reduction is enough to dominate the fruit today but there is very good freshness and verve to the big-bodied

Bibi Graetz, Colore other_regions (92-95)/2017+Compared to the Testamatta that proved more difficult during the blending phase, Bibi Graetz's 2018 Colore came together without a hitch, as he tells it. With this vintage, the Colore (with 9,000 bottles produced) has almost become a single vineyard wine, since up to 90% of its fruit comes from old vines (these are majestic plants from 80 to 135 years old) in the high altitude Lamole area where Bibi farms five hectares. The addition of Colorino to