2013 ,2015 & 2016 Petrolo Galatrona - Toscana - 3 Bottiglie (0,75 L)

PARKER zu 2013: (97)
The 2013 Galatrona pretty much sold out in pre sales before it's official release last year. The quality is outstanding and the Merlot grape offers a heightened sense of sharpness and focus in a slightly cooler vintage such as this. Galatrona exhibits a plush and rich bouquet that is embellished with soft cherry and blackberry nuances followed by spice, sweet tobacco, chocolate and crushed granite. The wine is amply fleshed out and generous. It offers an incredible sense of overall balance and irresistible drinking pleasure.

WINESPECTATOR / JAMES SUCKLING zu 2013 (98)
The violets and blackberries show wonderfully on the nose here, yet this remains subtle and complete with hints of walnuts. Full body, ultra-fine and firm tannins and a beautiful fruit and mineral undertone. Tight and substantial. So layered. Another example of finesse and beauty here with this pure merlot.

Falstaff zu 2013:
Glänzendes, intensives Rubin mit feinem Violettschimmer. Eröffnet in der Nase mit feinen Noten nach dunkler Schokolade und Zimt, ergänzt von Noten nach Brombeeren und Schwarzen Ribiseln, vielschichtig. Im Ansatz viel saftige Frucht, entfaltet sich dann mit wunderbar fein­maschigem Tannin, öffnet sich in vielen Schichten, salzig, langer Nachhall mit intensiven Noten nach Brombeeren, fester Druck.
97/100 Punkte

Falstaff zu 2015:
Sattes, dunkle Rubin, im Kern fast schwarz. Verführerische Nase, satt nach Brombeeren, Veilchen und Cassis, feine Zedernholzwürze im Hintergrund Kardamom. Im Ansatz und Verlauf sehr saftig, zeigt viel präsente Frucht, wirkt zunächst fast zu geschmeidig, öffnet sich im hinteren Verlauf dann mit viel präsentem, feinmaschigem Tannin, baut sich in vielen Schichten auf, ein Wein, von dem man immer mehr möchte!

98/100 Punkte

Parker zu 2015:
Monica Larner für Robert Parker: „Galatrona is one of the best Merlots made in Italy (definitely in the top five) and this vintage keeps the banner flying high. The 2015 Galatrona is luscious, soft, soothing and ever-so intense. The wine wraps thickly over the senses and the palate with lasting flavors of dark fruit and spice. Specifically, you get black cherry, pressed blackberry, toasted spice and bitter chocolate or fragrant espresso. The wine shows depth and length, width and soaring heights. It's young now, so put the bottle at the back of your cellar.“

96/100 PP

James Suckling über 2015: 
"Terrific aromas of violets, roses and raspberries with hints of strawberries and brown sugar. Full body. Phenomenal layers of focused fruit and polished velvety tannins. This is the Galatrona that everyone has been waiting for. It's the vintage that shows depth and power yet wonderful finesse and focus. Best ever. Drink from 2023 but already electrifying."

99/100 Punkte


Parker zu 2016:
This is the flagship wine from Luca Sanjust's Petrolo estate located not too far from Arezzo in the Valdarno area of eastern Tuscany. The 2016 Galatrona is indeed a masterpiece to behold. This wine offers thick layering and deep intensity with aromas that offer an incredible range, starting off with luscious dark chocolate on one side and ending with fragrant white truffle on the far end of its long aromatic trajectory. You get plummy fruit, spice, sweet tobacco and tilled earth packed tight in between. This full-bodied Merlot is softly textured and succulent with long-lasting flavor intensity on the close. Petrolo's Merlot is planted in a ten-hectare parcel distinguished by thick clay soils. I have been watching Galatrona's evolution for years and have tasted the wine on occasion in various vertical tastings. This is my favorite vintage made thus far
98/100


James Suckling zu 2016:
Review Date: 09/2018
The aromas of dried flowers, stones, dark tea leaves, hot tile, and dark berries. Full-bodied, yet tight and linear. Wonderful drive and depth. An extremely long and focused finish. A great wine. Needs four or five years to come together. Try in 2022.
98/100

Falstaff zu 2016:
Kraftvolles, funkelndes Rubin-Violett. Sehr klare und einprägsame Nase, satt nach Brombeeren, dunklen Johannisbeeren und reifen Heidelbeeren, dazu feine harzige Komponenten und Tabak, geben Spiel. Frisch und mit viel saftiger, reifer Beerenfrucht im Ansatz, öffnet sich dann mit viel feinmaschigem, dichtem Tannin, salzig und sehr lange.
98/100