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Fattoria Petrolo 2007 Galatrona Merlot (Toscana)
- Cellar Selection
- $135
Galatrona is an opulent, gorgeous wine (from the excellent 2007) vintage that shows the very best of Merlot in Italy. Thanks to a unique growing climate located between Florence, Siena and Arezzo, as well as extremely low vineyard yields, the wine feels soft and velvety and imparts long-lasting flavors of black cherry, lively spice, tobacco and cigar box. The true…
— M.L.
(12/15/2010)
Fattoria Petrolo 2008 Galatrona Merlot (Toscana)
- $134
Each new vintage of Galatrona proves, year after year, the enormous potential of Italian Merlot. This is a soft and beautifully decadent wine with plush and perfectly ripe aromas of black cherry, light spice, chocolate and tobacco. The smoothness, richness and persistency is simply unbeatable.
— M.L.
(10/1/2011)
Fattoria Petrolo 2001 San Petrolo White (Tuscany)
- Cellar Selection
- Online Exclusive
- $60
In a league with Italy’s best dessert wines, San Petrolo is a superrich and concentrated wine that almost has a hard time pouring out of the bottle. The wine does indeed have the consistency of maple syrup, with a deep brown color and gorgeous aromas of toasted almond, chestnut honey, crème caramel and crème brûlée.
— M.L.
(12/15/2011)
Fattoria Petrolo 2004 Galatrona Merlot (Toscana)
- Cellar Selection
- $100
Galatrona is one of Italy’s top Merlots and 2004 is its best vintage yet. The mouthfeel is extraordinary, distinguished by spectacular smoothness and elegance: The wine drinks like a chiaroscuro painting where all elements are harmonious by design. And there’s excellent dimension with vibrant tones of red fruit and sweet spice woven within its fruity fabric.
— M.L.
(4/1/2008)
Fattoria Petrolo 2006 Galatrona Merlot (Toscana)
- Cellar Selection
- Online Exclusive
- $120
With its extraordinary texture, bright personality and complex medley of aromas, this is a lovely Merlot. The aromatic layers here include red cherry, earthy tones, exotic spice and cinnamon. The mouthfeel is smooth and gorgeous with delicious softness and opulent richness. Drink after 2015.
— M.L.
(3/1/2010)
Fattoria Petrolo 2005 Galatrona Merlot (Toscana)
- $100
This release of Luca Sanjust’s monumental Merlot is more subdued than the previous vintage, but what it lacks in intensity it makes up for in elegance. Instead of bursting red fruit and thick density, this feminine wine offers bite-size bursts of soft cherry, forest floor and toasted almond. It’s smooth and supple in the mouth.
— M.L.
(4/1/2008)
Fattoria Petrolo 1999 White (Vin Santo del Chianti)
- $55
This is a beautifully executed, amber-colored vin santo with pristine notes of dried fruit, honey, molasses and caramel. It doesn’t have any of those resin-driven, smoky notes that you sometimes find and is instead very harmonious and clean in the mouth. It imparts a luscious, velvety feel that ends sweet and tart.
— M.L.
(9/1/2008)
Fattoria Petrolo 2004 Torrione Sangiovese (Toscana)
- $40
This exceptional Sangiovese’s aromas are true to the variety, with forest berry, blue flower and warm earthy tones that wash over its solid structure. However, most of the action is on the finish where the wine excels in terms of length.
— M.L.
(4/1/2008)
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