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Fattoria Petrolo - Campo Lusso 2018 Ml. 750

Winery Fattoria Petrolo

€133.60
Quantity
Products availables 1

Characteristic

Classification
Val d'Arno di Sopra DOC
Size
Ml. 750
Body
Heavy
Ageing
From 18 to 24 months
Blend
Cabernet Sauvignon

The Petrolo Estate is run by the Bazzocchi-Sanjust family arrived at its 4th generation and focuses its activity in the production of Fine Wines, Organic extra virgin Olive Oil Tuscany IGPand since the 80's Petrolo rents its villas for lovely holidays and farmstays set in the unique Tuscan rural countryside. Petrolo extends over 272 hectares between 250 and 400 meters above sea level, in an area known since early '800 for its prestigious wines. The estate properties are set in the Val d'Arno Superiore among the hills of the "Chianti Colli Aretini" an area bordering the south-eastern part of Chianti Classico, on moderately loose-packed soil composed of rocky stratifications of claystone, shale and lime stone.
Winemaking at Petrolo, since the second half of the 80's has been aiming to produce wines with character, connected to our territory thanks to vines of Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Faithful to this project the selection of grapes is today increasingly important, convincing our plants to produce low yields and a careful and caring work in the cellar want to sustain and improve nature's result, without ruining it. In the 50's there were 1500 plants per hectare for a production of 3500 hectoliters of wine while today with 5500 plants per hectare, production has been reduced to little less than 700 hectoliters. An accurate selection that wants to add quality and beauty to what is already by nature, extremely precious.
This is the idea at the heart of Petrolo's wines, each one of high level, each one tended towards the greatest quality. Petrolo doesn't make basic wines, only great wines. The winery has been improving in recent years following this idea, only aiming towards labels that could guarantee high quality and that could represent a coherent identity of the Estate. Making great wines is a complex challenge, a coincidence of circumstances are needed: special pedoclimatic conditions, awareness and delicate work in the vineyard and in the cellar and finally, a good dose of luck. 
To make a great wine you need to tend the plants with care, every single one, repeatedly throughout the year. This is the mission that we at Petrolo are fulfilling every day.

VINEYARDS

Petrolo's vineyards extend across 31 Ha of which 26 Ha are in production to date. With an altitude between 250 and 450 meters a.s.l. our vineyards grow over moderately loose-packed soil with rocky stratifications of limestone, sand, claystone and flakes of shale typical of the Chianti area. We have around 5500 plants per hectare trained to produce very low yeald around 25 Hl per hectare for a total of 600/650 Hl of wine.
The soil composition, its altitude and exposure are within those key elements that help to obtain wines of marked character. All the rest is tuned by passion and by the ability to listen what earth every day teaches.

BIODIVERSITY

Committed to Petrolo's founding principles, some years ago we started a process of agricultural conversion aiming to actively sustain the quality of our territory. After organically farming our olive groves for over 20 years, in the last 4-5 years also our vineyards have been cultivated in a natural way and left naturally grassed. We have been re-creating the conditions for a natural and spontaneous balance beneficial to plants and their products. Grass management has an important role in regulating the presence of substances and moisture in the soil. The grass cut and left on the ground becomes a true natural fertilizer, produces micro and macroelements necessary to plants and to the soil itself.
In wet periods, grass absorbs water and thus regulates the moisture in the ground ensuring the right balance between dry and wet matter. The coexistence of herbaceous and woody plants creates a self maintained natural balance; the vineyards keep healthy and consistent, same as the olive trees. This balance also affects the organoleptic characteristics of the olive oil and the wine with an increased number of polyphenols and higher intensity of flavours.
Currently all of the estate's vineyards are cultivated in such a way. This system doesn't limit itself to maintain a natural balance between the plants but wants to close the whole grape growing cycle, indeed the skins are used as natural fertilizer, scattered between the rows and left to be absorbed in the soil. Because of these expedients and thanks to a wholesome territory at Petrolo we haven't been using any organic manure for over 3 years nor inorganic fertilizers for almost 10 years and no pesticides of chemical origin for 4 years.

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Data sheet

Classification
Val d'Arno di Sopra DOC
Organic
Si
Year
2018
Size
Ml. 750
Gradation
13.5%
Body
Heavy
Ageing and Fining
Maturation for about 20/22 months in rigourously selected new French oak barriques. Constant batonnage of the fine lees for the first 6 months.
Ageing
From 18 to 24 months
Color
Dark ruby red
Scent
Olfactory range intense, with hints of blueberry, blackberry, red rose and wild berries, a hint at the close of fern and nuts
Aroma
Boisé, Burnt, Floral, Fruity, Spicy, balsamic
Taste
Powerful and structured, fresh and with a noble tannins, balanced and persistent
Serving temperature
16°-18° C.
Blend
Cabernet Sauvignon
Blend description
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Contains sulfites
Si
Zone
Toscana
Matching
Braised meat, Cured cheeses, Game, Grilled meat, Kill, Red meat, Red meat stew, Roast, Roasted red meat, Stew, Meditation wines / Dessert wines
Ideal with
Cured cheeses, Meat Red, Dessert
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