Wines made from Petit Verdot grapes of Virginia
Discover the best wines made with Petit Verdot as a single variety or as a blend of Virginia.
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 Virginia
Virginia is a state on the eastern seaboard of the United States, located immediately South of Maryland and North of the Carolinas. The state covers 42,750 square miles (110,750 km2) of mountains, valleys and the Atlantic coastal Complex that forms its eastern border. From the Cumberland and Blue Ridge Mountains in the west to the coastal creeks and estuaries in the east, Virginia's topography and geology are varied, to say the least. The landscape around the Chesapeake Bay - a vast coastal inlet that separates the main state from its Eastern Shore - could hardly be more different from that below Mt Rogers (1,750m), 480km to the west.
What are the typical flavors of the Petit Verdot grape variety?
- OakPresent in 81% of Petit Verdot
- Black fruitPresent in 78% of Petit Verdot
- Red fruitPresent in 76% of Petit Verdot
- EarthPresent in 73% of Petit Verdot
- Non oakPresent in 67% of Petit Verdot
- SpicesPresent in 54% of Petit Verdot
- MicrobioPresent in 10% of Petit Verdot
- VegetalPresent in 7% of Petit Verdot
- Dried fruitPresent in 6% of Petit Verdot
- FloralPresent in 4% of Petit Verdot
- CassisPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- OakyPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- CedarPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- CherryPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- ChocolatePresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- VanillaPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- Black fruitsPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- BlackberryPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- EarthyPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- TobaccoPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
News about the grape variety Petit Verdot
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