DESCRIPTION
Type: Red
Country: Italia
Region: Toscana
Denomination: Val d’Arno di Sopra DOC
Grapes: Merlot 100%
Aging: About 18 months aging in Barrique (1/3 brand new) with constant batonnage for the first 6 months
Alcohol content: 14%
Service temperature: 18/20 °C
Producer: Petrolo
Pairing: Grilled Chianina, Ragù di cinta senese
An unusual DOC, a noble grape like Merlot, the vision and stubbornness of a family that has been making quality wine for generations: these are the ingredients at the base of one of the most famous and awarded Super Tuscans in the world.
Everything is started from an intuition of Lucia, mother of today’s patron Luca Sanjust, who has identified a special vineyard set on a hill, characterized by a unique soil and particularly suited to the production of Merlot.
The vineyard of the same name, planted during the nineties with a balance of Bordeaux blend such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Franc and Petit Verdot, extends for about ten hectares in a place called Feriale on a land with various layers of marl, alberese and sandstone with greater concentration clayey, at an average altitude of 300 meters and south-east exposure. Suitable soil because the higher concentration of clay allows to maintain humidity in the hot summer months, in the absence of rainfall and irrigation (as desired by the company).
The vineyard has been treated in a natural and sustainable way in Petrolo since 2004: the aforementioned absence of irrigation is accompanied by a deliberate lack of fertilization of the land to support natural grassing.
The focus on sustainability is closely linked to respect for the raw material, carefully treated in the cellar after manual harvesting, maceration of at least 15 days with frequent manual pumping over, use of native yeasts, batonnage of fine lees: these are just some of the typical practices behind the Galatrona and before aging for 18 months in barrique.
Certainly at ease in case of long maturation, it is however ready to drink by a taster who is rightly patient to add this oenological pearl to his experience, especially in magnum format.
Seller’s Story
Winefully was born from our passion for excellent wines and the desire to build a place capable of celebrating its complexity and charm. % 00 This project takes the form of a wine shop that focuses on the high quality of the selected labels, supports their refinement and evolution over time, and develops a direct relationship with producers and customers. % 00Our natural cellar, dating back to the 19th century, has all the features necessary to guarantee perfect wine conservation. % 00 The absence of vibrations and a constant temperature of 14 ° ensure a balanced refinement of the wine, while the 80% humidity and the material of the block celier shelving (brick and clay) guarantee the humidity of the cork. % 00We prefer, where possible, large formats – Magnum (1,5L), double Magnum (3L) – as a further guarantee of quality and longevity of the wine. % 00We are committed to building a shopping experience with attention to every detail, almost tailor-made due to the attention we reserve to the needs of each customer: preview sales, storage in storage, private auctions. We also organize moments of meeting and sharing, that is tasting evenings, visits to the cellar, meetings with producers and much more. Events designed to pay homage to wine as a vector of intense emotions and sociability. % 00Winefully could not exist without a privileged relationship with the cellars, cultivated daily without mediation and based on a thorough knowledge of the selected wines and the territory they represent% 00. Winefully was born from our passion for excellent wines and the desire to build a place capable of celebrating its complexity and charm. This project takes the form of a wine shop that focuses on the high quality of the selected labels, supports their refinement and evolution over time, and develops a direct relationship with producers and customers. Our natural cellar, from the 19th century, has all the features necessary to guarantee perfect wine conservation. The absence of vibrations and a constant temperature of 14 ° ensure a balanced aging of the wine, while the 80% humidity and the material of the shelving in bloc celier (brick and clay) guarantee the humidity of the cork. Where possible, we prefer large formats – Magnum (1,5L), double Magnum (3L) – as a further guarantee of quality and longevity of the wine. We are committed to building a shopping experience with attention to every detail, almost tailor-made due to the attention we reserve to the needs of each customer: preview sales, storage in storage, private auctions. We also organize moments of meeting and sharing, that is tasting evenings, visits to the cellar, meetings with producers and much more. Events designed to pay homage to wine as a vector of intense emotions and sociability. Winefully could not exist without a privileged relationship with the cellars, cultivated daily without mediation and based on an in-depth knowledge of the selected wines and the territory they represent.
