Winery Jason StephensEstate Petit Verdot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Estate Petit Verdot
Pairings that work perfectly with Estate Petit Verdot
Original food and wine pairings with Estate Petit Verdot
The Estate Petit Verdot of Winery Jason Stephens matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of steak tartare or vegetable soup with savoy cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Jason Stephens's Estate 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 Estate Petit Verdot from Winery Jason Stephens are 2009, 0
Informations about the Winery Jason Stephens
The Winery Jason Stephens is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of Santa Clara Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Santa Clara Valley
Historic Bay Area AVA south of San Francisco (23 grape varieties): signature Cabernet Sauvignon dominant as red king on warm hillsides — structured concentrated reds with ripe dark fruits, firm tannins. Heritage Zinfandel and Petite Sirah, spicy and fleshy. Also Merlot, Pinot Noir, Syrah and Chardonnay. Revival around Italian grapes (Sangiovese, Barbera, Nebbiolo).
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: Golden
Brown colour with red and yellow reflections characteristic of evolved wines.
