"...sehr schöne, klare Frucht, blaubeerige Frische, sehr kräftige Tannine, recht maskulin, etwas trockene Tannine." (07/2024)
Decanter: 96 Punkte
Approachable already, scents of dark berries, chocolate, coffee beans and meadow flowers rise from the glass. In the mouth it is exhilaratingly grippy and fresh, with lifted violet notes and balsamic herbs ushering in a silky mid-palate of vibrant dark fruits. Petrolo's single-vineyard Merlot in purezza is beautifully sculpted in 2022. Owner Luca Sanjust and his team have done well to adjust the winemaking to tease out the quality of expression inherent in the grapes by using larger, more neutral barrels and following a reductive methodology during fermentation. ‘2021 is more austere in terms of taste; 2022 is more bright’, confirms Sanjust. - James Button (03/2025)
