Wines made from Petit Verdot grapes of Western Cape
Discover the best wines made with Petit Verdot as a single variety or as a blend of Western Cape.
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 region of Western Cape
The Western Cape is home to the vast majority of the South African wine industry, and the country's two most famous wine regions, Stellenbosch and Paarl. The city of Cape Town serves as the epicenter of the Cape Winelands, a mountainous, biologically diverse area in the south-western corner of the African continent. A wide variety of wines are produced here. Wines from the Shiraz and Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.
What are the typical flavors of the Petit Verdot grape variety?
- OakPresent in 52% of Petit Verdot
- Black fruitPresent in 44% of Petit Verdot
- EarthPresent in 41% of Petit Verdot
- Non oakPresent in 37% of Petit Verdot
- SpicesPresent in 33% of Petit Verdot
- Red fruitPresent in 32% of Petit Verdot
- MicrobioPresent in 20% of Petit Verdot
- FloralPresent in 14% of Petit Verdot
- VegetalPresent in 13% of Petit Verdot
- Dried fruitPresent in 12% of Petit Verdot
- Tree fruitPresent in 8% of Petit Verdot
- Dark fruitPresent in 6% of Petit Verdot
- Citrus fruitPresent in 6% of Petit Verdot
- SmokePresent in 5% of Petit Verdot
- RaspberryPresent in 5% of Petit Verdot
- ChocolatePresent in 5% of Petit Verdot
- OakyPresent in 4% of Petit Verdot
- VanillaPresent in 4% of Petit Verdot
- PlumPresent in 4% of Petit Verdot
- LeatherPresent in 4% of Petit Verdot