PETROLO Galatrona 'Valdarno di Sopra' - IGT Toscana 2022 WOODEN CASE x 6 Bottles - PRE-RELEASE

Description

James Suckling: 100 points *****
10 Jul, 2024 – The floral aromas are spellbinding, with aromas of violets, lilacs, orange peel, raspberries, rose petals, and some oranges. It’s medium- to full-bodied with crunchy and open-grain tannins that are creamy and caressing. It’s endless in the finish. Crunchy and energetic. A wine that is thoughtful and gives you such great pleasure. Such purity. It’s like eating perfectly ripened grape must. Pure merlot. Drinkable in many ways, but will come together beautifully. A new reference point for merlot in Italy. Drink after 2028.

The Drinks Business (Colin Hay): 99 points

Decanter: 96 points
Drinking Window: 2025 - 2042 - Petrolo's single-vineyard Merlot from the Arno Valley is a benchmark Tuscan example of the variety. Vinified in cement tanks, it then spends around 20 months in French oak barriques, one-third new. Bonfire and spiced plum aromas lead to a vibrant, tightly coiled palate full of energy. The black and red berry core is precise and generous, while there's an underlying salinity which connects the fruit and gum-tingling acidity. The tannins are ripe and round, fine and dextrous, laying in support rather than in a leading role. Very primary and with a noticeably woody finish at present, this demands time to show it at its best. - Tasted by: James Button (at Windsor, 18 Sep 2024) Part of September 2024 releases on La Place de Bordeaux: Report

Vinous 94 points
Drinking window: 2024 - 2037 - The 2022 Galatrona, 100% Merlot, is another super-attractive wine from Petrolo. It offers lovely up-front appeal to match its easygoing personality. Blue/purplish fruit, licorice, lavender, spice and mocha meld together. The 2022 naturally does not have the structure or depth of the top years, but that simply was not possible in this vintage. - Antonio Galloni. Tasting date: June 2024

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