Petrolo - Boggina C Sangiovese Val d´Arno di Sopra 2016

Andreas Larsson - Tasted

Medium deep ruby red colour with a youthful purple hue. Nice perfume, floral notes of violet, wild berries, dark cherry and sweet spices. Dense but rounded palate with velvety tannin, nice layers of dark fruit, digest and fresh yet with concentration and grip, and a long and persistent finish. Fine potential.

Falstaff

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2016 Val d'Arno di Sopra Bòggina C is a pure expression of Sangiovese from vines planted in 1952. Give the wine a little time to open in the glass; once it does, it offers a beautiful display of forest fruit, spice, leather and earthy tones. Unlike the Bòggina A that is aged in amphorae, the Bòggina C is fermented in concrete vats using ambient yeasts. It sees extended maceration times and is aged in French 40-hectoliter casks and tonneaux. Some 11,000 bottles were made. This single-vineyard expression of Sangiovese reveals impeccable balance and elegance.

This is a stunning set of new releases from Luca Sanjust's beautiful Petrolo property near Arezzo.

Wine Spectator

This vibrant, balanced red is rich, with plum, cherry, iron and tobacco notes. Firms up nicely, suggesting a decade or more of development ahead, ending with a tangy aftertaste of fruit and mineral. Sangiovese. Best from 2021 through 2033

James Suckling

This is so focused and precise with fantastic depth and beauty. A pure definition of sangiovese. Full- bodied, tight and refined. Yet, full of strength and length. Succulent, too. A single-vineyard wine with soul. Better in 2022.