2021 | Petrolo Torrione | Tuscany | Italy New South Wales The 2021 Seventeen Forty Reserve

The 2021 Seventeen Forty Reserve is a blend of 85% Cabernet Franc and 15% Merlot matured for 20 months in 70% new French oak

where acacia and rose water aromas mesh with a creamy texture with exceptional length

It reveals notes of pulpy blackberry

99 Pts Jeb Dunnuck

Grapes are picked early to maintain the acidity

2021 | Petrolo Torrione | Tuscany | Italy New South Wales The 2021 Seventeen Forty ReserveSuper Tuscan royalty 95 points, one of the finest Torriones in a decade, at a fraction of Tignanello money. Petrolo, in the Val d'Arno di Sopra just outside Chianti Classico, is a certified organic estate whose Sangiovese based Torrione is considered the true identity of the property backbone fruit from a historic vineyard planted in 1947. The 2021 is a benchmark edition: ~85% Sangiovese with Merlot and Cabernet, native yeast fermented in concrete,