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Petrolo - Torrione 2015
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 recent vineyards were planted under
extremely rigorous guidelines based on
the number of vines per hectare and on
strict zoning. The yield per plant is notably
restricted (max 2.5 lbs per vine plant),
allowing a concentration of all the noble
components of the grape, fundamental for
the full-bodied character of this wine.
Wine
Torrione is made mainly from Sangiovese coming from a combination of historic vines of the 70s and ones more recently planted. The 2013 is a blend of Sangiovese (80%), Merlot (15%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (5%).
Vinification
The maceration of the skin lasts more than 14 days. Pump overs are done with considerable care to allow the complete extraction of anthocyanins and polyphenols from the skins. Usually the malolactic fermentation takes place regularly, partly in French oak barriques of first, second and
third year, partly in 40 Hl oak barrels and partly in enamelled cement vats . By the first days of December the wine begins its aging period. The wine rests in French oak barriques and tonneaux of first, second and third year and in 40 Hl oak barrels of around 10 years, for approximately 15 months. During this phase the wine is left for the first 6 months on the fine lees. After bottling, the wine begins its usual refinement period of about 6 months.
