Wine “Galatrona”, Val d’Arno di Sopra DOC, 2020, 1.5 L

“Galatrona” – a great red wine with a luxurious fragrant bouquet and a rich, full-bodied taste with fine structure. The first vintage was released in 1994 and was immediately recognized by consumers and critics, estimates that each year grow, never falling below 90 points, and often almost culminate strips 100 points. In 2007, the wine “Galatrona” was one of only two wines of Italy (with Montevetrano from Campania), which received the highest score of all five leading wine guides of the country. And James Suckling of the “Wine Spectator” compared it to the famous wine “Petrus, 1989”.

Wine “Galatrona” – monosortovoe, it is created from Merlot grown with 1990 on a plot of 31 hectares, located at an altitude of 250-450 meters above sea level. Apart from the usual Tuscan rock layers are deposited clay, which even in the hottest summer contributes to the delay of moisture at the right level and thus creates ideal conditions for planting Merlot. Low yield vines – no more than 500 grams of fruit from the vine – produces grapes with concentrated, balanced, elegant taste and strong structure. Maceration collected for “Galatrony” berries lasts about 14 days. Alcoholic fermentation takes place in concrete tanks at a temperature of 28-30 C, immediately after which the malolactic fermentation occurring in new French barrels. They also wine is for aging for 18 months, with the first 6 months the wine is aged on the lees, which gives it great complexity and difficulty. After bottling, the wine is aged in the cellars of the winery for another six months. On the recommendations of “The Wine Advocate” vintage 2011 is best to use in the period from 2016 to 2031.

Nestled among the green olive groves, vineyards and beautiful oak woods, the estate Petrolia is a place, Determined charm and rich history. The main attraction is the Tower Galastona estate, construction of which was started during the time of the Etruscans and the Romans, and the best wines bear the names of the Manor “Torrioni” (big tower) and “Galatrona.” The villa overlooks the old days of the Paris church Romanesque Pieve, which is home to works by the Italian Renaissance sculpture by Giovanni della Robbia.