PETROLO TORRIONE Toscana Merlot 2011

A very dear wine to Petrolo, wanted by Lucia Bazzocchi Sanjust in 1988 and made at
the time with the help of former wine consultant Giulio Gambelli. Torrione marks the
beginning of the winery’s new approach to winemaking aiming to produce wines of
the highest quality.

Torrione is a photograph of Petrolo, a blend of the grapes from all the vineyards of
Petrolo: not only Sangiovese from Bòggina but also from other historical vineyards of
the winery including Merlot from Galatrona and Cabernet Sauvignon from Campo
Lusso.

This wine keeps an eye to the secular Tuscan tradition of adding French varietals to
Sangiovese which do not alter the character of our wines since it is the territory that
prevails over the different varietals.
Denomination: IGT TOSCANA ROSSO
Grapes: 80% Sangiovese, 15% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
First Vintage: 1988
Harvest from early September to early October.
Production: About 35000 bottles
Vinification: Manual harvest in crates. Grapes selection with sorting table.
Natural vinification with native yeasts in glazed concrete vats.
Soft and frequent manual pumping over. Long macerations.
Aging: Spontaneous malo-lactic fermentation in wood. Maturation in
concrete tanks, French oak 40Hl barrels, tonneaux and
barriques.
Parameters Alc: 13.72 %; Tot Acid: 5.34 g/l; Vol Acid: 0.73 pH: 3.57