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Petrolo - Galatrona label

Petrolo - Galatrona 2011

  • Producer Petrolo
  • Blend 100% Merlot
  • Country Italy
  • Region Tuscany
  • UPC 856537000200
Red Wine

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Item# 83072-11/6PK

Estate

Petrolo is located in Mercatale Valdarno, in the center of the triangle made by Florence, Siena and Arezzo. There are no notable wine estates nearby, but with the romance and poetry that wine brings, Petrolo exemplifies a theme seen more and more in Tuscany: little pockets, special places where extraordinary and singular wines can be made. This Estate was bought by the Bazzocchi family in the 1940s and since the mid 80s has been headed by Lucia Bazzocchi Sanjust with the assistance of her son Luca who is now managing the winery. The technical agronomist is Carlo Nesterini, the oenologist is Stefano Guidi and since June 2002, Carlo Ferrini has been collaborating on agricultural and vinification issues.

Vineyard

The vines for Galatrona were all planted in the early 1990s. The yield per plant is notably restricted, with the Petrolo estate as a whole producing 65,000 bottles (5,000 cases) from 140,000 plants - less than half a bottle per plant. The strict pruning permits a complete grape maturation to take place.