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 varieties to Sangiovese which do not alter the character of our wines since it is the territory that prevails over the different varieties.
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: Parameters Manual harvest in crates. Grapes selection with sorting table.
Natural vinification with native yeasts in glazed concrete vats.
Soft and frequent manual pumping overs.
Aging: Spontaneous malo-lactic fermentation in wood. Maturation in concrete tanks,
French oak 40Hl barrels, tonneaux and barriques.
Alc: 13.72 %; Tot Acid: 5.34 g/l; pH: 3.57
“A very fine Torrione with cedar, berry and cherry character. Hints of nutmeg, too. Medium body. Creamy tannins. Beautiful. Drink or hold.” – James Suckling, JAMESSUCKLING.COM June 2022 - 93 points
“Luca Sanjust's Petrolo 2020 Torrione comes from a cool vineyard site surrounded by thick green forests. Made primarily with Sangiovese (and smaller parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot), the wine delivers beautiful fruit freshness with forest berry, cherry, blue flower and grilled herb. Production was down to about 35,000 bottles in this vintage (from about 60,000) because some of the Sangiovese was used in the Bòggina C single-vineyard wine instead. This is a highly accessible and enjoyable organic wine with a linear approach and a pretty dusty note on the tannins.” – Monica Larner, WINE ADVOCATE 30th June 2022 - 93 points
