Winemaker Notes
Bright ruby red in color. Spicy notes of coffee and liquorice, which together with balsamic notes of Mediterranean scrub, yield a bouquet of great complexity and finesse. The nose discovers both power and volume, mitigated by freshness and minerality.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Dark and complex, showing overt yet layered bramble fruit, earthy minerality and leafy balsamic depth, with curry blossoms and cedar. Medium- to full-bodied, offering firm, ripe tannins, slightly leathery flavors and a chewy finish. Refreshing and balanced. A powerful wine that still manages to show its grace.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
The 2022 Petra Toscana shows a deep ruby hue and evokes aromas reminiscent of an early morning walk through the forest, with notes of earth, wild herbs, and red berries. On the palate, it is lively and well-balanced, delivering bright fruit flavors with a savory edge. Enjoy this expressive red with Pollo alla Cacciatora, a classic Tuscan chicken dish braised with tomatoes, rosemary, and olives. (Tasted: October 14, 2025, San Francisco, CA)
When someone arrives at Petra for the first time, they are enchanted by the power of nature and by a light that has an uncommon depth at these latitudes.
The estate is steeped in a very special ecosystem, which breathes and whispers, permeated by warmth and with an underground current which pervades the soil and reaches through the produce of the land – grapes, but a lot more too. Petra’s landscape and nature are unique: the green belt of the Colline Metallifere, near the Montioni Natural Park, with the Poggio Tre Cancelli Natural Reserve, up to the Sterpaia Coastal Park, looking over the Tyrrhenian Sea, a constant presence on the horizon, a single blue tone in a landscape otherwise dominated by two essential colors – green and russet.
It starts in the vineyards, to appreciate the full power of the landscape, of the land, and of a careful and gentle approach to viticulture, and continues with a visit to the cellar. Here there is synergy between shapes (beams, blocks, columns and vaults), materials (elm, oak, Prun stone, flower embossed stainless steel) and natural light (the only source of lighting, carefully exploited by the architectural design).
Legendary in Italy for its Renaissance art and striking landscape, Tuscany is also home to many of the country’s best red wines. Sangiovese reigns supreme here, as either the single varietal, or a dominant player, in almost all of Tuscany’s best.
A remarkable Chianti, named for its region of origin, will have a bright acidity, supple tannins and plenty of cherry fruit character. From the hills and valleys surrounding the medieval village of Montalcino, come the distinguished and age-worthy wines based on Brunello (Sangiovese). Earning global acclaim since the 1970s, the Tuscan Blends are composed solely of international grape varieties or a mix of international and Sangiovese. The wine called Vine Nobile di Montepulciano, composed of Prognolo Gentile (Sangiovese) and is recognized both for finesse and power.