Winery Howell Mountain Vineyards (HMV)Petit Verdot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
The Petit Verdot of the Winery Howell Mountain Vineyards (HMV) is in the top 70 of wines of Howell Mountain.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Petit Verdot of Winery Howell Mountain Vineyards (HMV) in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices or black fruit.
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 Howell Mountain Vineyards (HMV) matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of spaghetti with beef balls or cream and ham ravioli.
Details and technical informations about Winery Howell Mountain Vineyards (HMV)'s Petit Verdot.
Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot
Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Petit Verdot from Winery Howell Mountain Vineyards (HMV) are 2012, 0
Informations about the Winery Howell Mountain Vineyards (HMV)
The Winery Howell Mountain Vineyards (HMV) is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Howell Mountain to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Howell Mountain
The wine region of Howell Mountain is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Hundred Acre or the Domaine Cade produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Howell Mountain are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Zinfandel and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Howell Mountain often reveals types of flavors of oaky, black plum or bell pepper and sometimes also flavors of green bell pepper, espresso or baking spice.
The wine region of California
California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.
The word of the wine: Old vines
There are no specific regulations governing the term "vieilles vignes". After 20 to 25 years, the yields stabilize and tend to decrease, the vines are deeply rooted, and the grapes that come from them give richer, more concentrated, more sappy wines, expressing with more nuance the characteristics of their terroir. It is possible to find plots of vines that claim to be a century old.
