Petrolo: Galatrona 2022

Petrolo: Galatrona 2022

ØKOLOGISK

Begrænset

Til vinbonden

100
100
2
Merlot 100%
5
rød, tør
14,0% Vol.
Modenhed til at drikke: 2026–2045
Pakket ind i: 6s
9
voluminøs og kraftfuld
velsmagende & krydret
struktureret
3
Lobenberg: 100/100
Suckling: 100/100
Colin Hay: 99/100
Parker: 97/100
Decanter: 97/20
6
Italien, Toscana, Chianti og Vino Nobile
7
Allergener: Sulfitter,
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg om:
Galatrona 2022

100
/100

Galatrona er diamanten i Petrolo-vingårdens krone og er blevet produceret siden 1994. Den rene Merlot kommer fra en kølig, betagende smuk højde omgivet af skov. På en smal stribe mellem de gamle træer er der den magiske kombination af lerjord og Galestro-sten. Nogle af vinstokkene kommer fra vores ven Castello di Ama, og Luca Sanjust var i stand til at erhverve den nødvendige knowhow i Bordeaux fra Jacques Thienpont (VCC) og Denis Durantou (L'Eglise-Clinet) direkte i Pomerol. Rent økologisk. Vinen blev modnet i 20 måneder i fransk træ, hovedsageligt i barriques, hvoraf ca. 25 procent var nye, men der blev også brugt nogle få større fade. Lys, dyb rubinrød i farven. Vinens tætte, mørke, enormt frugtagtige næse er også en eksplosion af krydderier. I glasset udvikler den sig fra et dyrisk bæst til en eliksir på få minutter! Jod, jern, læder, brombær, blommer med duftende blomster, blond tobak og krydderurter. Betagende, tæt og alligevel svævende let. Den aromatiske mangfoldighed går i alle retninger. Hver gang du dufter til glasset, flyver Galatronas flag i en anden retning - sikke en rutsjebanetur af smagsoplevelser! Efter den tætte, modne og overdådige næse kommer den lineære præcision i munden, fyldt med røget mineralitet, som en ægte overraskelse. Modne sorte kirsebær og blåbær. Tanninerne har en gribende struktur og klamrer sig til vinens enkle, mineralske komponent - den har brug for et par år mere i kælderen for at integrere dem fuldt ud. I eftersmagen bliver sorte kirsebær med 100 procent chokolade og vinens intense, næsten salte, røgede mineralitet hængende længe i munden. Den enestående balance i denne vin er forbløffende, og sammen med den storslåede L'Apparita fra Castello di Ama er den med rette en af Italiens største Merlot'er.

100
/100

Suckling om: Galatrona

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.

Smagsnotat
99
/100

Colin Hay om: Galatrona

A wine famously referred to as Tuscany’s Le Pin – and you can see why. So gracious and gently opulent if still a little introvert at first. Subtle spice – a mix of green Szechuan and more classical cinnamon, mace and nutmeg – slowly gives way to lavender and wild rosemary, all gently enveloping and enrobing the dark berry and lighter stone fruits. Brilliantly poised and beautifully contoured in the mouth, with a gloriously crystalline and limpid luminosity in the mid-palate that invites comparison with the other great monocépage Merlots of the world. Staggeringly beautiful and perhaps the most eloquent and articulate expression of this fabulous terroir to date.

97
/100

Parker om: Galatrona

The Petrolo 2022 Val d'Arno di Sopra Galatrona is a beautiful wine with an elegantly focused and streamlined style. Proprietor Luca Sanjust describes this vintage as "the most Tuscan version of Galatrona" he has produced, and he remarks on the ability of Merlot, the grape used here, to resemble Sangiovese in the unique Valdarno territory. Winemaking has been tweaked to produce the wine in an initially more reductive style to ensure better and longer bottle evolution. The team is working with better woods, neutral oak and bigger capacities. There is more work with the lees and no racking. The wine shows a core of dark fruit with wild berries and pressed rose. This medium-plus Tuscan Merlot concludes with lasting freshness. The Galatrona site has mixed soils with sand, rocks and clay. Two geological plates meet at this spot, and the clay pan folds underground as a result. The site is surrounded by cooling forests.

97
/20

Decanter om: Galatrona

The very promising 2022 has great freshness on the nose, where wild berries vie with savoury mineral notes and hints of aromatic herbs. The impact of the fruit on the palate is intense but in perfect balance, the tannins are super-fine, and the finish infinitely long and impeccably precise. Current owner Luca Sanjust inherited Petrolo from his mother Lucia who, with the early guidance of legendary master taster Giulio Gambelli, established a production of outstanding quality in what was at the time the little known backwater of the Colli Aretini. Merlot has been a feature of the production since the 1980s, and on the clay soils of the Galatrona vineyard on the cooler left bank of the Arno river, the variety gives wines with bright, succulent fruit and extreme elegance in a style which sets them apart from the Merlots of the Tuscan coast. Pure class.

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