Wines made from Petit Verdot grapes of Peru
Discover the best wines made with Petit Verdot as a single variety or as a blend of Peru.
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 Peru
Peru, a Spanish-speaking nation in western Chile/south-region">South AmerIca, is a country of varied landscapes. Its shores are bathed by the Pacific Ocean and almost immediately give way to desert (in the south) or mountains (in the North). These mountains turn into a high plateau, the Altiplano, which is at an average altitude of 3,750 meters above sea level. From here the land plunges back down into the Deep rainforests of the Amazon.
What are the typical flavors of the Petit Verdot grape variety?
- Non oakPresent in 5% of Petit Verdot
- OakPresent in 5% of Petit Verdot
- Red fruitPresent in 5% of Petit Verdot
- Black fruitPresent in 4% of Petit Verdot
- EarthPresent in 3% of Petit Verdot
- FloralPresent in 3% of Petit Verdot
- OakyPresent in 3% of Petit Verdot
- SpicesPresent in 3% of Petit Verdot
- LeatherPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- ChocolatePresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- TobaccoPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- MicrobioPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- CherryPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- Black cherriesPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- PlumPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- Dried fruitPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- VioletPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- BlackberryPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- EarthyPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- Red fruitPresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
News about the grape variety Petit Verdot
Bordeaux wine sales to US see ‘spectacular recovery’
Bordeaux wine sales to the US reached a new record in 2021, jumping 67% to €349m ($390m), the Bordeaux wine council (CIVB) announced this week. A freeze on additional import tariffs and buyers’ thirst for highly-rated recent vintages helped Bordeaux to a ‘spectacular recovery’ in terms of shipments to the US, it said. Exports rose by 24% in volume last year to 247,000 hectolitres, equivalent to 33 million bottles. While reds dominate, the US has also become the biggest market for Bordeaux white ...
London’s wine club 67 Pall Mall to release documentary film on sommelier Gérard Basset
Titled A Life in Wine: Gérard Basset, the World’s Favourite Sommelier, the one hour-long film is produced by leading London wine club 67 Pall Mall’s on-site 67pallmall.tv studio and production team. ‘I was introduced to [Basset’s wife] Nina and [son] Romané in October 2021 where we sat and discussed a potential tribute, lovingly made by those closest to him, that would inspire people and tell the story of his incredible life,’ said 67 Pall Mall producer Kiki Hopkins. ‘We worked on a list of trea ...
Southern Rhône 2021: full report and top-scoring wines
Southern Rhône 2021 overall vintage rating: 2/5 Fresh, bright, intense white wines throughout the region. A hard frost reduced yields and produced a fragile harvest for reds. Quality is mixed; many wines lack ripeness, but there are some very good wines in a lean, fresh style with relatively low alcohols. ‘In this chaotic, unpredictable and atypical vintage, buying by appellation, or even producer, isn’t a reliable strategy.’ Southern Rhône 2021 red wine of the vintage Château de Beaucastel, Hom ...