Wines made from Petit Verdot grapes of Central Victoria
Discover the best wines made with Petit Verdot as a single variety or as a blend of Central Victoria.
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.
Central wine zone of Australian Victoria, home of great terroir-driven Shiraz. Heathcote stars on red Cambrian soil: powerful and velvety reds with signature notes of blackberry, plum, chocolate, eucalyptus, sweet spices and ferrous mineral touch, round tannins and long ageing — world reference. Firm Cabernet in Bendigo, unique Marsanne in Goulburn Valley (yellow fruits, honey, herbs), ample Chardonnay and Viognier. Temperate continental climate.