Wines made from Petit Verdot grapes of Maldonado
Discover the best wines made with Petit Verdot as a single variety or as a blend of Maldonado.
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.
Southeastern Uruguayan department on the Atlantic front, cooling ocean breezes, ancient crystalline and quartz soils with signature minerality. Signature Tannat as red king: Atlantic version silkier and fruitier than Madiran — blackberry, black cherry, plum, cocoa, herbs, softened and integrated tannins, saline freshness. Taut and saline Albarino as star white (citrus, peach, sea spray) facing the ocean. Small volumes (~4.