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Red
2001 Fattoria Petrolo Galatrona
Merlot
- Italy
- Tuscany
- Toscana IGT
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Community Tasting Notes 22
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rmcnees Likes this wine: 94 points
October 31, 2021 - Drank from the Italian Village Chicago winelist - Opened and decanted for an hour, dark garnet colored, medium-full bodied, a symphony of elegant flavors, soft, silky, polished, dense blackberry and notes of black cherry and plum fruits with tones of mineral, spice, tobacco and leather with smooth polished fine grained tannins on a long seductive finish.
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warrenpeace wrote: 94 points
January 8, 2021 - Very nice balance. A very refined style but the fruit shines through an envelope of graphite tannins. Best to drink over next 2 years.
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bobadopolis Likes this wine: 91 points
December 18, 2019 - Mixed reviews. Wife thought is was pruny and past peak. I thought it was delicious out of the bottle, better later with dinner, lost it's luster after dinner, but inexplicably to me the best glass was on day 2. Go figure. Overall a fun if not utterly confusing experience. Bought at auction.
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bobadopolis Likes this wine: 91 points
September 2, 2019 - This bottle had a bit of funk initially, which largely blew off after an hour in the decanter. Slightly pruney, with suggestion that it's past its prime, but not past it's enjoyment window. We enjoyed it thoroughly with balsamic marinated pork and peach/tomato salad. Based on this bottle I would drink within the next couple of years.
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dclaggett Likes this wine: 94 points
November 9, 2018 - 13.5% abv. Still going strong; tasting this reminds me why I love this Merlot again and again. Great wine, leather, cigar box, plums, soft and deeply integrated tannins, very classy. Bought this at little wine shop in Florence (winery 25min away) so it was very well stored. Has 5-10 years to go.
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More notes
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2001
- Type Red
- Producer Fattoria Petrolo
- Varietal Merlot
- Designation Galatrona
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Italy
- Region Tuscany
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Toscana IGT
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 149 (49%)
- Consumed 155 (51%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerFattoria Petrolo
- VarietyMerlot
- CountryItaly
- RegionTuscany
- AppellationToscana IGT
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- RegionTuscany
- AppellationToscana IGT