Petrolo, Torrione, IGT

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2016 vintage

As in last note, in a great drinking window. Recommend 30-60 minute decant.

2016 vintage

Dark transparent red --- Nose red fruit, sour cherry, some almond and some spicy aspects, hint of elegant wood notes, some charcoal, some tire, some glue --- Palate fresh, vivid, nice medium strong acidity, watery, red fruited, cherries, red currant, some blackberries, bitter chocolate notes --- Finishes pretty long fruity and mineral aspects, mouthwatering, fresh and animating. Nice piece of vine, matured while still tasting young, tasty.

2016 vintage

Sour, flat and dead

2016 vintage

With a bit of age, this is a lovely wine. Rich cherry juice and floral notes, along with dark earth. Velvety and soft now, medium weight and long finish. Went well with beet and goat cheese pasta, showing some versatility.

2016 vintage

연도가 있다보니 확실히 부드럽지만 산도는 살아있다

2016 vintage

Didn't read my notes before drinking. My daughter was here; so I popped and drank. I have a little left so will try tomorrow night to see if it improves with some airing. Still a good bottle.

2016 vintage

Solid, agree with Dale

2016 vintage

Blend with S,M and CS. Let air in bottle for 45 minutes. Will decant next time for one hour. Big red. Went better with the meal

2016 vintage

Pnp with pasta at home. Perfect cork with only the very bottom soaked. Medium garnet with no browning. This starts very shy to the extent one wonders if the wine is past. With more air it opens up a bit but remains a “quiet” wine not showing any of the heat or oxidation 2007 Sangiovese can reveal already today. Subtle but refined notes of dark berries and earth, well integrated acidity providing freshness. Tannins are perfectly resolved as well. Middle …

2007 vintage

Robust red with lingering taste. I did not let it air well before hand. Drank two days later and it did not lose any quality. Should be able to hold well for several years.

2016 vintage

In a good drinking window, a 15 minute decant and it was ready to go.

2016 vintage

Dark soft and yummy. Dark plum, blackberry jam and some cherries in the smooth finish.

2016 vintage

Floral, bitter, red and fresh wild strawberry and sour cherry. Tannic. The combined sourness, bitterness, fruity and tannic steructure is hinting cranberry

2016 vintage

Still not like this!!

2016 vintage

So nice. Dark red/black'ish opaque color. Lost of fruit on the nose and palate. Spice, cherries. Medium to long finish.

2016 vintage

Very much in line with the previous note. Although I do get the feel that this wine is at/past peak. It seemed slightly less exciting. Again, this bottke had a fair bit of sediment.

2007 vintage

The notes on this wine is so so. I think it deserves good notes though. It has a warm moth full of red fruit with a good tannin structure. The finish is long and very pleasant blackberry and woody notes come through. I feel it is a good QPR.

2016 vintage

Lovely acid structure which are often present in Italian Sangiovese wines, which shows especially pleasant at lower temperatures (15-17°C). The age is beginning to show with muted fruits. Unfortunately it hasn't developed too much else with age, which does leave it a bit lacking complexity. When eating with too strong flavours it disappears, so drinking it with meat isn't recommended.

2016 vintage

Dont get this

2016 vintage

Farven meget flot dyb rød. Mere rubin end granat. Slet ikke blå. Meget skinnende. Duften pæn åben meget urter, lidt mørk frugt, men også tydeliig sangiovese, Tydelig stald. God kompleksitet. Også lidt modne noter.Lækker. Smagen lidt syrlig og med en tydelig bitterhed. Mangler frugt og virker som om den er tørret noget ud. Mørk i udtrykket. Mangler frugt. Der er meget tørstof i den og den fylder hele munden ud. Har både frugtsyre og tannin. Meget lang eftersmag. Havde virkelig …

2016 vintage

Color: deep garnet Nose: anise and earth Taste: plum, earth, leather, mushroom A bit of fruit left - tart cherry and plum with loads of secondary flavors - earth, leather, anise, mushroom, just a bit of a finish. My last bottle - this wine has peaked - time to drink up .

2007 vintage

The wine is okay. Like a €13 value Bordeaux. Some nice red fruit and cedar. Don’t know if I opened it too early or too late but it’s somewhat of a disappointment. And it’s probably the last time I’ll look at a James Suckling score (rated this 92-94p).

2016 vintage

An unintended evening wine as it fell over in the cellar and broke - sadly, only salvaged half a glass! Bouquet of worn leather, brown spices, undergrowth and roasted herbs. On further nosing, there is salted liquorice and warmed/tinned cherries. A lifted entry, this full-bodied wine is precise, intense and focused. Whilst a touch of cola/charcoal suggest age, the wine still exudes dark 85% chocolate, plenty of sour red cherry, black plum and coffee grinds. A fairly densely structured wine, …

2007 vintage

Once the significant tannins subside, pleasant cherries, balsam and herbs come together in a middleweight, seamless way.

2016 vintage

Time to drink this up. Still fresh, but loosing energy and gaining flattening balsamic tones and loosing fruit. Nevertheless this was a beautiful wine for a long time.

2007 vintage

Color: deep ruby Nose: plum, earth, mushroom Taste: plum, cassis, anise, cedar There is still much fruit upfront well integrated into secondary flavors of cassis, anise and vanilla. The age has made this wine smooth without any heat. Tannins linger long enough to be delightful. This could continue to evolve but is drinking well now.

2007 vintage

Couleur grenat, nez épicé, bouche soyeuse avec une pointe d'acidité et une légère amertume.

2007 vintage

Stängd doft som inte ger jättemycket, röda bär, lite örtig, granatäpple, antydan om vanilj och läder om man letar lite. Smaken går i samma spår, inte mycket spännande tyvärr, röda bär, lite tanniner, men inte mycket mer, känns nästan som att den är sluten och alldeles för ung men denna borde dricka bättre nu. Provar vinet dagen efter för att se om det har öppnat upp sig men icke. Väldigt besviken på denna, kan inte ge den mer poäng, kanske …

2016 vintage

Same as last note.

2016 vintage

Still young. Needs more time. Lots of fruit, spice, dark berries. Medium finish.

2016 vintage

Another fantastic example why I love 14 vintage because this is another wine maybe less in structure but with a tension that is amazing and the evolution after five days that to the bottle that was open was amazing

2014 vintage

{organically farmed} A good value, as always, this offers a brightness of character, with well-placed notes of soil/forest/place. It took its time opening up, but with the purity and and structure at the moment, it's likely got some room to improve. recommended http://www.italianwine.blog

2016 vintage

Beautiful red fruit aromas and a hint of spice. At this stage, 14 years after the vintage, the tannins are soft and supple. The acidity is balanced with the tannins and fruit. Very enjoyable and worth every penny of the $30 I spent on release. Paired excellently with a homemade bolognese and pasta.

2007 vintage

Mid garnet to tawny rim Bright perfumed aromas of macerated red fruits, pencil lead, crushed rock and cola tonic. Plenty of ripe red berries on the entry with red plums, baked cherry pie. Soft and approachable out of the blocks change to a more mineral grippy texture with rock dust and grippy tannins set on fresh acidity. The wine has a lovely delineation and poise that is filled with plenty of more baked fruits, sour plums, and black olive. It …

2007 vintage

Interestingly this bottle showed much fresher than the previous one, although it has matured a bit longer. Also the color seems to show a younger wine. I read more about bottle variation in other notes and this is another example of that. And a positive one! Medium ruby color with no hints of amber at the rim yet. Full aromas of ripe blackcurrant, blueberry and some liquorice and dried herbs. Full bodied with smooth, integrated, tannins and balanced ripe fruit …

2007 vintage

Badly past its prime, not sure if there has been an issue with storage at some point. like vinegar.

2007 vintage

This bottle has been hit or miss for me in the past. This was my last bottle and it showed better than any other. Crimson color with bricking. An earthy wine with violet aromas. Notes of charcoal, cherry and meaty notes. Showing its age. 86 points.

2007 vintage

Dark Ruby. Sour cherry,vanilla and...burned rubber(?). Herbal. Mid-weight palate with good acidity and fine, slightly dusty tannins. Meduim length aftertaste. Okay, but I have come to expect more from this producer. It wouldn't hurt to hold this bottle for a few years, but I am not at all convinced it will help, either. 7/17/23 - Here we are 2 1/2 years later and after trying another bottle...my opinion really hasn't changed much. It still has this weird burned rubber thing …

2014 vintage

hidden and forgotten in my cellar.. this Torrione made of sangiovese (80%) merlot(15%) and CabSauv (5%) is still in its drinking window and confirms its classy pedigree with hints of ripe fruit (almost gone), pencil, underbrush and leather too. Always pleasant but drink up

2007 vintage

Bu à la pendaison de crémaillière de Mike...nous étions 8 BROS à le déguster. Assez léger et fin, beau fruit, des tanins fins avec encore une belle acidité et une finale pas très longue. Pas mal à point cette bouteille.

2007 vintage

Surprisingly a bit green and herbal. Palate is soft, less structured and expected but accessible now. Mid weight. Kinda interesting but not typical of my experience with Sangiovese blends.

2014 vintage

Tasted blind. We all thought it was a brunello from a great vintage. Very supple but full of flavors finishing with fresh acidity. Cherry , vanilla, herbs. Long finish. A steal at this price.

2007 vintage

First 2007 Torrione that I've tried since early 2012. Give this at least 2 hours of air. At around the 4 hour mark, this was at its very best. Full-bodied and plush in texture for a Torrione - clearly from a hotter vintage. Even so, the energy, purity and layered depth of the fruit here is truly remarkable. So much ripe, sweet, delicious cherry, raspberry and strawberry fruit, perfectly matched to a lively acidity. Shows phenomenal depth on the mid-palate …

2007 vintage

I like this bottle better. Wonderfully elegant nose with a good degree of complexity. Nice berries mix on the palate and medium finish. Reminds me of the Musar 2004 I had yesterday, though this is a notch lower.

2007 vintage

Vin à la robe rouge cerise de bonne intensité. Nez délicat aux effluves de réglisse, de cerise, d'épices, de cuir et de bois. Il évoque également des notes florales. Laissez-vous charmer par ce rouge montrant une bonne acidité et muni de tannins serrés. Il offre une texture ample qui se prolonge dans une finale persistante.

2014 vintage

Simply delicious. Drank over 5 hours and it is gaining energy and expressiveness until the very last drop. Full of energy, very fresh, even youthful still. This is unmistakably grand cru level quality - depth, structure, personality, all there. Big wine, precious, refined, elegant. Great harmony. Long clean finish. A treat.

2007 vintage

Tried another bottle with Coravin. Good simple wine but not up to standard. Very disappointing in this vintage

2014 vintage

Wonderful bouquet, balance, and texture. Two merlot blends tonight: one cab franc heavy and this sangiovese heavy. Reminded my what a great blending wine merlot can be, adding a core of cherries and earthy coffee notes to ground other favorite varietals. This was such a delight on it's own so I recommend trying it that way after a quick vigorous decant. Drink over the next few years -2021.

2007 vintage

What a disappointment. Torrione is one of my favorite wine but this vintage is really not up to standard. In other years, it’s a wine that has brunello di montalcino quality, this year, it tastes like a chianti normale. I will try another bottle soon to see if it’s just a bad one.

2014 vintage

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