PetraQuercegobbe Merlot 2020

Name: Quercegobbe Merlot
Brand: Petra
SKU: VIN-016877
Price: 35 GBP
Availability: InStock

Product code: 16877

£35.00 inc VAT

Red Wine from
Tuscany, Italy

Country: Italy

Region: Tuscany

Type: Red Wine

Winery: Petra

Alcohol: 14.5%

Volume: 750 ml

Winemaker: Augusto Graziano

Grape: Merlot

Grape: 100% Merlot

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Country: Italy

Region: Tuscany

Type: Red Wine

Winery: Petra

Alcohol: 14.5%

Volume: 750 ml

Winemaker: Augusto Graziano

Grape: Merlot

Grape: 100% Merlot

Product Notes

Petra Quercegobbe Merlot is an Italian wine that showcases the signature flavors of the Merlot grape. The wine has a deep ruby red color with a complex nose of blackberries, plums, and spices. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied with soft tannins and rich flavors of black fruit, chocolate, and tobacco. Its elegant and persistent finish is a testament to the exceptional quality of the grapes used. This wine is perfect for pairing with red meats, game, and mature cheeses. It is best served slightly below room temperature to allow the flavors to fully express themselves. Overall, Petra Quercegobbe Merlot is a premium wine that is sure to satisfy even the most discerning wine connoisseur.

Tasting Notes

The color is a very deep ruby-red. An ample and intriguing nose opens with the fruited notes of blueberry, raspberry, black cherry and plum, followed by the mediterranean contingent: myrtle, rosemary and licorice. The body is dense, full, smooth, with polished tannins. Vigorous yet balanced, this is a striking red that will not fall short of expectations.

About the Winery

Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi, Napoleon's sister, grand duchess of Tuscany and lady of Lucca and Piombino, picked this location in 1808 to plant the first seed of an agrarian and vinicultural endeavour. While travelling to Bordeaux with her father, Francesca Moretti discovered the area 200 years later. She wanted to study horticulture and oenology since she was fascinated with their cultural and historical significance. Tuscany was a no-brainer at the time because of its freshly earned status as a wine area. A few kilometres outside Piombino in the Suvereto region, Francesca's father, Vittorio Moretti, bought 148 acres in San Lorenzo in 1997. And the beginning of a significant modern project was established. Francesca Moretti discovered her second home here, a place that she loved just as much as her first one in Franciacorta.

Suvereto has a long history of winemaking practices dating back to the Greek and Etruscan eras when these people manufactured wine in amphoras and were active in a thriving metal trade. But when the situation is so complex, the land's history is insufficient: Petra is made up of many landscapes, microclimates, and substrates. The estate has a unique environment that contributes to the production of more than simply grapes. It has an underground stream that is surrounded by warmth and fresh air. Petra's surroundings are unique, with natural parks on almost all sides and views of the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Mario Botta created the current winery structure. The cylindrical design contains the receiving activities and, at its core, the winemaking operations. It is symbolic and organic and represents a delicate approach to a technical process. The grape bunches are collected on the roof, an inclination plane parallel to the hill; the grapes are then removed from the stems and gently dropped into the soaking and fermentation tanks from here. The outside elements of wineries are all designed specifically for use in the production of grape wine.

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