Wines made from Petit Verdot grapes of Catalogne
Discover the best wines made with Petit Verdot as a single variety or as a blend of Catalogne.
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 Catalogne
Catalonia (Catalunya in Catalan and Cataluña in Spanish) is an autonomous community in the Northeast of Spain. It extends from the historic county (comarca) of Montsia in the South to the border with France in the north. The Mediterranean Sea forms its eastern border and offers 580 km of coastline. The Catalunya D.
What are the typical flavors of the Petit Verdot grape variety?
- OakPresent in 6% of Petit Verdot
- Red fruitPresent in 5% of Petit Verdot
- EarthPresent in 4% of Petit Verdot
- Black fruitPresent in 4% of Petit Verdot
- SpicesPresent in 4% of Petit Verdot
- Non oakPresent in 3% of Petit Verdot
- CreamPresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
- ChocolatePresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
- CassisPresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
- ToastyPresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
- PrunePresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
- Dark fruitPresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
- VegetalPresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
- MicrobioPresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
- Black fruitsPresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
- Dried herbsPresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
- BalsamicPresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
- CigarPresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
- FloralPresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
- Black currantPresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
News about the grape variety Petit Verdot
Rasteau, Cairanne & Vinsobres 2020: report and top-scoring wines
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Burgundy wine fans queue weeks ahead for new releases
Some people have already braved wintry conditions to queue outside Vinmonopolet’s main store at Aker Brygge in Oslo ahead of the next release of top Burgundy wines on 9 February, the retailer said. The first two people arrived on Thursday 12 January, ‘so they will spend four weeks outside the store’, said Arnt Egil Nordlien, senior product manager for fine wine and auctions at the Norwegian state-owned alcohol retailer. ‘Today there are six people in the queue.’ Nordlien told Decante ...
Rare Napa wine of Judgement of Paris fame sells for $12,000
Heritage Auctions said a single bottle of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars’ ‘SLV’ Cabernet Sauvignon 1973 – representing the Napa Valley red wine that beat top Bordeaux in the landmark 1976 Judgement of Paris tasting – fetched $12,300. That marks a new record auction price for the wine, said Heritage. It was sold to a bidder who wished to remain anonymous during an auction of nearly 4,000 wines from Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars’ ‘legacy collection’. Steven Spurrier’s 1976 Judge ...