Wines made from Petit Verdot grapes of Australia
Discover the best wines made with Petit Verdot as a single variety or as a blend of Australia.
More informations about the variety Petit Verdot
Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
More informations about the wines of Australia
Australia is an extremely important wine producing country, both in terms of quality and the scale of its wine economy. Wine Australia's 2018 annual report describes it as the sixth largest wine producer in the world. That year's production was 1. 29 million litres (341 million US gallons), split 52:48 between red and white.
What are the typical flavors of the Petit Verdot grape variety?
- OakPresent in 85% of Petit Verdot
- Black fruitPresent in 82% of Petit Verdot
- EarthPresent in 75% of Petit Verdot
- SpicesPresent in 72% of Petit Verdot
- Non oakPresent in 71% of Petit Verdot
- Red fruitPresent in 69% of Petit Verdot
- MicrobioPresent in 35% of Petit Verdot
- FloralPresent in 30% of Petit Verdot
- VegetalPresent in 24% of Petit Verdot
- Dried fruitPresent in 21% of Petit Verdot
- OakyPresent in 18% of Petit Verdot
- BlackberryPresent in 17% of Petit Verdot
- PlumPresent in 17% of Petit Verdot
- CherryPresent in 14% of Petit Verdot
- ChocolatePresent in 14% of Petit Verdot
- Citrus fruitPresent in 13% of Petit Verdot
- VanillaPresent in 12% of Petit Verdot
- LeatherPresent in 11% of Petit Verdot
- Dark fruitPresent in 11% of Petit Verdot
- PepperPresent in 11% of Petit Verdot
News about the grape variety Petit Verdot
Château Angélus: producer profile
Moneypenny, James Bond, Q. Not a bad trio for your wine to share the screen with in its latest cameo. I’ll try not to give too many spoilers if you haven’t yet seen No Time To Die, but I don’t think it gives too much away to say that Bond can’t resist swiping two generous glasses of Château Angélus (2005, although you don’t see the vintage on screen) for himself and Moneypenny from a bottle that Q had carefully opened for his date later that night. This is the third Bond film in which Angélus ha ...
Latvia’s Raimonds Tomsons named world’s best sommelier
More than 4,000 wine professionals and enthusiasts gathered in the French capital to watch the world’s best sommeliers vie for glory. Local favourite Pascaline Lepeltier, a Master Sommelier from Anjou, was eliminated at the semi-final stage, leaving just three experts to battle for the title. Tomsons was up against Nina Jensen of Denmark and China’s Reeze Choi, all of whom were put through their paces in a series of tasks designed to test their knowledge, tasting skills, service acumen and abili ...
Bordeaux Index sees fine wine sales jump in 2021
Bordeaux Index said its sales jumped by 47% in 2021 to reach $174m (£128m), a new record for the company. Its results reinforce the sense of a strong 12 months for the global fine wine market, led by famous ‘blue chip’ labels in particular. Yet the UK-based merchant also pointed to new customer sign-ups and the success of its LiveTrade trading platform as contributing to company-specific growth. Its client base expanded by around 30% year-on-year, with trading by value on LiveTrade up by 55%. Bo ...