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2015 Fattoria Petrolo "Bòggina C" Toscana

SKU #1559650 95 points James Suckling

Outer quote mark A dense and beautiful young Sangiovese with dried cherry, orange rind and flowers. Full body, tight and silky with a long and seamless finish. Tannic and structured. A fantastic Sangiovese. Aged in cask. No new wood. Inner quote mark (8/2017)

92 points Wine Spectator

Outer quote mark A bright, cherry-flavored red, with accents of leafy tobacco and earth adding counterpoint. Firm and pleasantly astringent, echoing cherry, earth and tobacco notes. Shows fine intensity and freshness. Aged in large cask. (BS, Web-2018) Inner quote mark

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2015 Fattoria Petrolo "Bòggina C" Toscana

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By: Thomas Smith | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 9/5/2021 | Send Email

There are few wines that I’ve tasted in recent months that have just stopped me in my tracks like the 2015 Petrolo Boggia C. For Sangiovese, I found this to be incredibly distinctive: this isn’t Brunello, this isn’t Chianti, this is a whole different beast. There’s this unique dichotomy in its aromatic expression that shows both floral, delicate elements and somehow a massive, underlying power. Forest floor, game, sweet, ripened cherries, stone fruit blossom--I could keep going, but it doesn’t quite do it justice. With a taste, the wine comes in big and full, touching every corner of the palate, but without any sense of viscosity or overbearing weight. Somehow this is beautifully lifted with just a hint of tannin that sizzles through the finish. Wow. Outstanding, unique, complex; this is phenomenal.

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Sangiovese

- The most widely planted grape in Italy is Sangiovese, a high-acid grape with moderate to high tannins, apparent earthiness and subtle fruit. It is thought to have originated in Tuscany and its name, which translates to "blood of Jove," leads historians to believe it may date all the way back to the Etruscan period, though historical mentions only go as far back as the early 1700s. Though planted all over modern Italy, the most significant wines made from Sangiovese still come from Tuscany: Chianti and Brunello di Montalcino. Sangiovese must make up 75% of a blend from the Chianti DOCG t be labeled as such, traditionally allowing for Canaiolo, Trebbiano and Malvasia for the remainder, though more recently small proportions of Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot have been allowed. In Brunello di Montalcino the wine must be made entirely of Sangiovese. Prugnolo is Montepulciano's name for Sangiovese, and it is used there for the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano wines. In the DOC of Carmignano Sangiovese can be blended with 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. There are also Super Tuscans, IGT wines that blend Sangiovese with large proportions of Cabernet or Merlot. Elsewhere in Italy it is a workhorse grape, though it does find some success (though not the longevity) in the Montefalco and Torgiano wines of Umbria as well as the foundation of Rosso Piceno and a significant element of Rosso Conero from the Marches. Like Nebbiolo, Sangiovese has struggled to find footing outside of Italy, though in recent years California wineries have been having better fortune with grape plantings in the Sierra Foothills/El Dorado County, as well as Sonoma County and the Central Coast.

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Italy

- Once named Enotria for its abundant vineyards, Italy (thanks to the ancient Greeks and Romans) has had an enormous impact on the wine world. From the shores of Italy, the Romans brought grapes and their winemaking techniques to North Africa, Spain and Portugal, Germany, France, the Danube Valley, the Middle East and even England. Modern Italy, which didn't actually exist as a country until the 1870s, once produced mainly simple, everyday wine. It wasn't until the 1970s that Italy began the change toward quality. The 1980s showed incredible efforts and a lot of experimentation. The 1990s marked the real jump in consistent quality, including excellence in many Region that had been indistinct for ages. The entire Italian peninsula is seeing a winemaking revolution and is now one of the most exciting wine Region in the world.

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