Winery C.G. di ArieThe Gallery Collection Petit Verdot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the The Gallery Collection Petit Verdot of Winery C.G. di Arie in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of spices, red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with The Gallery Collection Petit Verdot
Pairings that work perfectly with The Gallery Collection Petit Verdot
Original food and wine pairings with The Gallery Collection Petit Verdot
The The Gallery Collection Petit Verdot of Winery C.G. di Arie matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of blanquette of monkfish with small vegetables or cheese cromesquis.
Details and technical informations about Winery C.G. di Arie's The Gallery Collection Petit Verdot.
Discover the grape 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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of The Gallery Collection Petit Verdot from Winery C.G. di Arie are 2007, 2008, 0
Informations about the Winery C.G. di Arie
The Winery C.G. di Arie is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 43 wines for sale in the of Sierra Foothills to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sierra Foothills
Historic stronghold of Californian Zinfandel (~40% of plantings) inherited from the Gold Rush (1856). Fleshy, sunny reds with signature notes of candied blackberry, raspberry, pepper, liquorice and sweet spices, round tannins and generous warmth. Over-100-year-old vines at Amador. Also dense, peppery Syrah, lively, fruity Barbera, deep Petite Sirah.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Length
Persistence in the mouth of a wine measured in caudalies.
