2018 Petra Zingari Toscana Rosso [JS92]

Producer: PETRA Region: Tuscany, Italy Blend: Merlot, Sangiovese, Syrah and Petit Verdot Year: 2018   Retail Price: $20.00Our Price: $9.99*  Super Tuscans are the unofficial star of Italy and have taken on a near mythical status.  The best Super Tuscans are rich, full-bodied and can age for decades.  They represent the top expressions of Italian winemaking today.  The Petra winery was conceived with the intention of bringing together some of the greatest pioneers of Italian wine to create a new benchmark for Super Tuscans.  Zingari comes from an experimental vineyard used as a testing ground for grapes from the Rhone and Bordeaux.  The results proved spectacular and Petra Zingari was born.  Zingari over-delivers every time and critics agree.  Previous vintages of Zingari have made Wine Spectator's list of Top 100 Wines.  Vinous wrote, "year after year, the wines are reliably outstanding."  They went on to call Petra one of their "favorite properties for intense, flavorful wines."  Zing