Wines made from Petit Verdot grapes of South West Australia
Discover the best wines made with Petit Verdot as a single variety or as a blend of South West Australia.
Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux variety.
Vast zone of south-west Australia (Margaret River, Great Southern, Pemberton, Geographe…), maritime climate tempered by two oceans. Signature Cabernet Sauvignon at Margaret River: elegant and structured with notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, eucalyptus, cedar, mint and a hint of spice, fine tannins — world-class "austral Bordeaux" style. Full mineral Chardonnay (white peach, vanilla), zesty Sauvignon-Sémillon. Peppery Shiraz, taut Riesling at Great Southern.