Tasting note Tuscany has proved its merit for producing top quality Merlot over the years and Petrolo’s Galatrona is a fantastic example of this. Made from 100% Merlot, harvested from extremely low yielding vines, this wine has a deep ruby colour, with ripe cherries and plum perfumes on the nose, giving way to soft, ripe fruit and rounded spicy tannins on the palate. It remains dense, concentrated and thoroughly impressive to the finish. Country: Italy Region: Tuscany Grape variety: Merlot Vintage: 2007 Bottle size: 75cl Closure: Cork
Tenuta di Petrolo has become one of the most talked about Tuscan estates in recent years. Petrolo is situated in the area known as the Colli Aretini, bordering on the Chianti Hills and was once part of the old medieval fiefdom of Calatrona – an old Roman tower (torrione) still crowns the village. This historical area was delimited in 1716 by the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Cosimo III de Medici as one of Tuscany’s top four wine-producing zones. Today