2018 Campolusso Cabernet Sauvignon Tenuta di Petrolo

The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Campo di Lusso is rich and flamboyant in the glass. Super-ripe dark fruit, spice, sweet herbs, new oak, licorice and leather give the 2018 its distinctive personality. In the glass, the 2018 is deep and expressive. I find the herbaceous Cabernet and sweet oak notes a bit overpowering for my taste. Readers who can look past that will find a sumptuous heady Tuscan Cabernet Sauvignon.

Luca Sanjust has a beautiful pocket of organic Cabernet Sauvignon vines that are reached by jeep on the tiny dirt road that goes from his villa to the ancient stone tower at the apex of the Petrolo property. The 2018 Val d'Arno di Sopra Cabernet Sauvignon Campo Lusso (now part of the DOC appellation) is a stunning wine, offering richness, intensity, power and impeccable balance. The wine is bursting with dark fruit, plum and blackberry, but it also offers ample tobacco and Indian spices. The tannins are young and I would suggest another few years of cellar aging before you bring this bottle out. When you do, make sure to serve it with an important steak dinner. This wine hits all your sensorial pleasure points. Dare I say it? Campo Lusso is gaining on Galatrona as my vino del cuore (the wine of my heart).