Petrolo Galatrona 2007

Professional Ratings

• 98 Wine Enthusiast
  Galatrona is an opulent, gorgeous wine (from the excellent 2007) vintage that shows the very best of Merlot in Italy. Thanks to a unique growing climate located between Florence, Siena and Arezzo, as well as extremely low vineyard yields, the wine feels soft and velvety and imparts long-lasting flavors of black cherry, lively spice, tobacco and cigar box. The true beauty of Galatrona is that it shows all the passion and enthusiasm of its very talented winemaker.
• 98 James Suckling

  Wonderful aromas and flavors of violets and crushed blackberries. Just a touch of cream. Ripe, powerful tannins and a full body, with incredible flavors of dark chocolate and blueberries. Goes on for minutes on the palate.

• 95 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  Petrolo's 2007 Galatrona (Merlot) is another of the successes of the vintage. It is a dark, seamless Galatrona packed with dark fruit, cassis, minerals and French oak. Despite the wine's opulence and richness, the fruit retains considerable clarity as well as nuance. Today the French oak is a touch pronounced, but in a few years this dense, plush Merlot from impeccably-farmed hillside vineyards should be firing on all cylinders. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2027.
  95+ Points.
• 94 Wine Spectator

  Charming, delivering chocolate, plum, spice and tobacco notes, with ample tannins and the impression of less acidity and firmness than the '06. Features fine concentration and density, with a long finish. From magnum. Non-blind Petrolo Galatrona vertical (November 2021). Drink now.