Petrolo Galatrona 2021

100% Merlot Fermentation: Natural vinification with native yeasts. Vinification occurs in concrete vats with soft and frequent manual pumping over, followed by skin maceration for over 18 days. Aging: 18 months in French barriques, 1/3 in new oak. Spontaneous malolactic fermentation in wood. Constant batonnage of the fine lees during the first 8 months of aging.

Galatrona is Petrolo’s most acclaimed wine, a Merlot cru made exclusively with grapes from the Galatrona-Feriale vineyard planted in various phases during the 1990s with low vigor Bordeaux clones. The unique microclimate allows the concentration of the noble components of the grapes that are fundamental for the great structure, elegance, balance, and persistence that has made Galantrona one of Italy’s most coveted wines.