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James Suckling’s 100 Best Wines Under $30

Dog Point Chardonnay 2016 (95 Points), Errazuriz Pinot Noir Aconcagua Costa 2017 (94 Points), and Petrolo Torrione 2016 (95 Points) were all featured in James Suckling’s list of 100 Best Wines Under $30. Read the full story here.

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    Petrolo

    Petrolo Torrione 2016

    Val d'Arno di Sopra DOC

    Torrione marks the beginning of the Petrolo’s quality revolution. It is considered to be the true identity of Petrolo, made with a blend of grapes from all of the estate’s vineyards.

    Dog Point Vineyard

    Dog Point Vineyard Chardonnay

    Several influential voices in the wine industry believe that in time Chardonnay may prove New Zealand's single highest achievement. All three of the Dog Point wines fermented in barrel are small in production, but the Chardonnay is the smallest, and and times indeed the most dazzling.

    Petrolo

    Petrolo Torrione

    Val d'Arno di Sopra

    Torrione is made primarily from Sangiovese grapes, both those that come from historic vines of the 1970s and ones more recently planted with high density. The yield per plant is notably restricted, allowing a concentration of all the noble components of the grape, fundamental for the full-bodied character of this wine. The fruit intensity and its black character make it a comparison to Brunello at several times the price.

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    Petrolo

    Valdarno di Sopra, Tuscany, Italy

    Petrolo is the definition of a cult winery, with an owner and a story that have helped create its legendary status. While the estate's benchmark wine, the Merlot cru Galatrona, deservedly receives fireworks in the press and is part of the history of Tuscany’s quality revolution in the late 1980s and 1990s, the winery's two other standouts, Torrione and Boggina, are an equally thrilling success - Sangiovese from a special and virtually unknown appellation bordering Chianti Classico that today produces wines of distinct regional identity.

    Dog Point Vineyard

    Marlborough, New Zealand

    Almost since its inception, Dog Point  has been recognized as among the very top (arguably the very top) wine producers in New Zealand.  Their two very different Sauvignon Blancs, their Pinot Noir, and their Chardonnay are all wines of astounding quality and complexity not just in the context of New Zealand wines, but globally.