In the glass
Aroma: red cherry, dark plum, tobacco, violet
Palate: sour cherry, graphite, cedar, dried herbs
Petrolo's signature Sangiovese-Merlot-Cabernet blend, drawing from Boggina, Galatrona and Campo Lusso. The everyday face of the estate.
What it pairs with
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Roast beef with rosemary potatoes
Sangiovese acid cuts the roast; cedar from the Cabernet share matches rosemary. -
Wild mushroom risotto
Porcini umami amplifies the wine's leather and earth; cherry brightens. -
Tuscan salame with crostini
Cured pork fat meets the wine's medium tannin; tobacco mirrors the cured note.
History
Torrione was launched in 1988 under Lucia Bazzocchi Sanjust's direction as part of Petrolo's shift toward premium winemaking. The wine has remained the estate's flagship blend, drawing from the historic Boggina (Sangiovese), Galatrona (Merlot) and Campo Lusso (Cabernet Sauvignon) parcels.
- 1988 — First Torrione vintage under Lucia Bazzocchi Sanjust
Facts
- Producer
- Petrolo
- Grapes
- Sangiovese (80%), Merlot (15%), Cabernet Sauvignon (5%)
- Classification
- Val d'Arno di Sopra DOC (Pietraviva)
- Oak
- 15 to 18 months in concrete tanks, 40hL French oak barrels, tonneaux and barriques after spontaneous malolactic in wood
- ABV
- 14.0%
- Price
- EUR 30 to 50 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3 to 15 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1988
Scores
- Wine Advocate 93 (2019 vintage, reviewed 2022)
- James Suckling 93 (2019 vintage, reviewed 2022)