Winemaker Notes
The powerful Quercegobbe Toscana from Petra comes into the glass with dense crimson. After the first swirl, this red wine reveals a high density and abundance, which is evident in clear church windows at the glass edge. The first nose of Quercegobbe Tuscany presents nuances of plums, plums and forest fruits. The fruity notes of the bouquet are accompanied by notes of cask ageing such as black tea, spices and bitter chocolate.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Spectator
Though packed with plum, blackberry, earth and cedar aromas and flavors, this red remains fresh and lively, with nervous tannins lingering on the finish. This is balanced, leaving an extended aftertaste of dark fruit and vanilla notes, with a hint of bell pepper. Best from 2026 through 2040.
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Wine Enthusiast
The nose is savory and piercing, with aromas of tar, stone, balsamic and green and black pepper, with velvety undertones of dark fruit. The nose starts sweet, with more prominent fruit and dark chocolate, but the spicy earthiness of the nose returns just before an intensely peppery finish, which smolders in a nest of finely grained tannins.
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.