Winery FetzerPetit Verdot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Petit Verdot
Pairings that work perfectly with Petit Verdot
Original food and wine pairings with Petit Verdot
The Petit Verdot of Winery Fetzer matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of piglet shoulder with melting baked apples or bacon and warm goat cheese quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery Fetzer's 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 Fetzer
The Winery Fetzer is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 110 wines for sale in the of Alexander Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Alexander Valley
Sonoma's warmest AVA on gravelly soils: signature Cabernet Sauvignon as king (>50% of plantings) — powerful, elegant reds with ripe black fruits, dry herbs and tobacco, velvety tannins and fresh acidity, long ageing. Bordeaux blends with Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec for structure and complexity. Also old-vine Zinfandel, balanced Merlot and Chardonnay. AVA recognised in 1984 in the Russian River valley, ripe tannic identity.
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: Apogee
This period varies greatly depending on the type of wine and the vintage, and corresponds to the optimum quality of a wine. After the peak comes the decline.
