Wines made from Petit Verdot grapes of Uruguay
Discover the best wines made with Petit Verdot as a single variety or as a blend of Uruguay.
More informations about the variety Petit Verdot
Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux variety.
More informations about the wines of Uruguay
Uruguay is the fourth largest wine producing country in Chile/south-region">South America. Wine Grapes have been grown here for more than 250 years, although commercial viticulture only began in the second half of the 19th century, about two centuries after Chile and Argentina. In recent decades, Uruguayan wine has quietly and steadily emerged on the world wine market, not as dramatically as that of its larger neighbors, but with a promising Balance and confidence. No summary of Uruguayan wine is complete without mentioning Tannat, the robust, Tannic red wine that has played a key role in the country's rise to prominence.
What are the typical flavors of the Petit Verdot grape variety?
- Black fruitPresent in 9% of Petit Verdot
- EarthPresent in 8% of Petit Verdot
- OakPresent in 8% of Petit Verdot
- Non oakPresent in 7% of Petit Verdot
- SpicesPresent in 6% of Petit Verdot
- Red fruitPresent in 6% of Petit Verdot
- MicrobioPresent in 3% of Petit Verdot
- FloralPresent in 3% of Petit Verdot
- PlumPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- JamPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- PepperPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- Black fruitsPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- ChocolatePresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- VegetalPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- Dried fruitPresent in 2% of Petit Verdot
- CreamPresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
- CherryPresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
- OakyPresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
- SmokePresent in 1% of Petit Verdot
- EarthyPresent in 1% of Petit Verdot