Fattoria Petrolo

Galatrona Merlot

9.311 ratings
9.22 pro ratings
Tuscany, Italy
Merlot
Beef, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, Exotic Spices, Lamb, White Rice, Baking Spices, Herbs, Pasta, Chicken, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Turkey, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Pork, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Bob McDonald

Dark Ruby in colour. Rich aromas of Blue and black fruits, ripe plum, leather and pipe tobacco. On the medium to full bodied palate there is ripe plum, savoury blue berry, spice and dark chocolate finishing with fine grained tannins. In a blind tasting I would swear this had a Cabernet component but it is 100% delicious Tuscan Merlot. To be honest there are not special examples of Australian Merlot and I need to drink more of the grape to become more familiar with its flavour profile, but this was outstanding for sure.

Dark Ruby in colour. Rich aromas of Blue and black fruits, ripe plum, leather and pipe tobacco. On the medium to full bodied palate there is ripe plum, savoury blue berry, spice and dark chocolate finishing with fine grained tannins. In a blind tasting I would swear this had a Cabernet component but it is 100% delicious Tuscan Merlot. To be honest there are not special examples of Australian Merlot and I need to drink more of the grape to become more familiar with its flavour profile, but this was outstanding for sure.

1 person found it helpfulApr 21st, 2021
Alex Lallos

Owner No Limit Fine Wines, Private Wine Consultant

8.8

Very modern and ripe with a nose of cinnamon, spice and red plums. Good structure overall and very Merlot like. Decanted but could definitely use some bottle age. Not quite sure what I think of this wine. Maybe slightly overrated

Very modern and ripe with a nose of cinnamon, spice and red plums. Good structure overall and very Merlot like. Decanted but could definitely use some bottle age. Not quite sure what I think of this wine. Maybe slightly overrated

1 person found it helpfulDec 9th, 2019
Tyler Felous

Full bodied, nicely integrated tannins. No longer a baby but tasted fresh. Long long way to go. Delicious

Full bodied, nicely integrated tannins. No longer a baby but tasted fresh. Long long way to go. Delicious

Nov 23rd, 2024
Zhaoxin Kelly Zhou

Best Merlot!

Best Merlot!

Jun 12th, 2020
erto l
8.7

great nose from the start. bit much on the mouth for an hour or so. decant to hit your sweet spot. Not gonna open another for awhile yet. historically these seem better with a decade+. unlikely to wait five years though. that’d be just crazy:-)

great nose from the start. bit much on the mouth for an hour or so. decant to hit your sweet spot. Not gonna open another for awhile yet. historically these seem better with a decade+. unlikely to wait five years though. that’d be just crazy:-)

Mar 17th, 2020
Eric Przedpelski

Unreal. Never had a 100% Merlot from Italy. Nearly perfect wine.

Unreal. Never had a 100% Merlot from Italy. Nearly perfect wine.

Feb 2nd, 2019
Josephine Choy

Josephine had this 3 years ago

Josephine had this 3 years ago

Oct 16th, 2021
Aubrey Lloyd

Aubrey had this 6 years ago

Aubrey had this 6 years ago

Oct 3rd, 2018
Rob Wilson

Rob had this 6 years ago

Rob had this 6 years ago

Aug 23rd, 2018