Winery DonatiFamily Reserve Petit Verdot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Family Reserve Petit Verdot
Pairings that work perfectly with Family Reserve Petit Verdot
Original food and wine pairings with Family Reserve Petit Verdot
The Family Reserve Petit Verdot of Winery Donati matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of homemade beef stew or savoy soup.
Details and technical informations about Winery Donati's Family Reserve 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.
Informations about the Winery Donati
The Winery Donati is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 35 wines for sale in the of Paicines to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Paicines
Sub-AVA of south-west San Benito (California, Central Coast): the warmest in the county as it lies lowest, cooled by Monterey Bay breezes drawn up the valley — marked diurnal swings and a long season. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Grenache and Chardonnay with fruity, dense and concentrated profiles. Sandy-gravelly soils with calcareous components forcing deep root growth. 4,500 acres planted.
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: Grape varieties
All the grape varieties that make up a vineyard, an appellation, a wine region.
