In a truly breathtaking location, the domain is located among the 4 best producers in Italy when it comes to Merlot. The Title Peter of Italy annually goes to Masseto, La Ricolma, Redigaffi or Galatrona. The Petrolo is a fantastic Merlot and one of the bigger wines from Tuscany.

Petrolo's Merlot is planted in a ten-hectare plot characterized by thick clay soils. A maximum of 500 grams is harvested from a vine and it is picked manually and only the finest fruit from the Mercatale Valdarno vineyard is allowed in the Galatrona. The fermentation lasted 14 days followed by a smooth malolactic fermentation. Afterwards, the wine matures for about 18 months in new French barriques.

The Galatrona is the flagship wine of the Petrolo estate of Luca Sanjust, not far from Arezzo in the Valdarno area of eastern Tuscany. The Galatrona is indeed a masterpiece to behold has a deep color. The sultry bouquet consists of ripe fruit (black cherries), earthy notes and eucalyptus. The attack is full, the structure rich with a fruity character and impressions of toasted wood. Nice acidity that leaves a fresh mouth. This wine offers a thick layer and deep intensity with aromas that offer an incredible range, starting with luscious dark chocolate on one side and ending with fragrant white truffle at the end of its long aromatic trajectory. You get plummy fruit, spice, sweet tobacco and earthy notes. This full-bodied Merlot is soft in texture and juicy with a long-lasting flavor intensity.

95-97/100 Parker 99/100 Suckling