Wines made from Petit Verdot grapes of Monticello
Discover the best wines made with Petit Verdot as a single variety or as a blend of Monticello.
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
The wine region of Monticello is located in the region of Virginia of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Jefferson Vineyards or the Domaine Jefferson Vineyards produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Monticello are Cabernet franc, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Monticello often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
What are the typical flavors of the Petit Verdot grape variety?
- OakPresent in 29% of Petit Verdot
- EarthPresent in 28% of Petit Verdot
- Non oakPresent in 26% of Petit Verdot
- Black fruitPresent in 24% of Petit Verdot
- Red fruitPresent in 23% of Petit Verdot
- SpicesPresent in 19% of Petit Verdot
- MicrobioPresent in 6% of Petit Verdot
- VegetalPresent in 4% of Petit Verdot
- Dried fruitPresent in 3% of Petit Verdot
- FloralPresent in 3% of Petit Verdot
- Citrus fruitPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot