Petrolo Boggina-A Anfora 2022 750ml

This wine shows fruit freshness with lifted red cherries, strawberries, sweet violets and peonies and great precision. Firm and crisp on the palate, more elegant than powerful, very juicy, with a tight-knit structure between fruit, acidity and floral length. Drinkable now, but best in four to five years.

• Country: Italy
• Region: Tuscany
• Size: 750ml
• Color: Red
• Alcohol by Vol: 13.5%

Varietal

Sangiovese

The name of this grape, meaning ‘blood of Jove’ conjures up evocative images of long dead civilizations, and gives the Sangiovese varietal a sense of the holy, the sacred, the special. Indeed, this particular type of Italian grape has been cultivated and processed for thousands of years, and is said to be the original favorite grape varietal of the Romans, and the Etruscans before them. Throughout history, vintners have continued to plant this varietal, and they continue to produce wonderful wines to this day. The long bunches of very dark, round fruit are treasured by fine wineries in Italy and a few other places around the world, and when young, these grapes are lively ”“ full of strawberry flavors and a little spiciness. However, it is when they are aged in oak that they take on some truly special flavors and aromas, as seen in some of the finest wines of the Old World.