The Tenuta di Petrolo proudly sits on
the site of an ancient Etruscan settlement where foundations
of Roman buildings can still be seen. From these foundations
rises the Torre di Galatrona, or the watchtower of the medieval
Galatrona castle. It is in the shadow of this structure
that a villa was built in the early 18th century, and the
tower remains the physical and symbolic center of the winery
that now lies here. Today Villa Petrolo welcomes visitors
to an extensive retreat that revolves around their outstanding
wine production. Of their 272 hectares, 31 are planted to
vines and fall in the Colli Aretini zone of Chianti. The
Bazzocchi family, owners of Petrolo since the ‘40s,
stepped up their standards of production in the late ‘80s
and now focuses on just two bottlings, Galatrona and Torrione.
