Winery Sullivan - Petit Verdot - Merlot Finley

Winery SullivanPetit Verdot - Merlot Finley

4.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the world.
The Petit Verdot - Merlot Finley of Winery Sullivan is a red wine from the region of Rutherford of California.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Petit Verdot and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or mature and hard cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Details and technical informations about Winery Sullivan's Petit Verdot - Merlot Finley.

Winemaker
Philippe Langner
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.8°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Petit Verdot - Merlot Finley - 2012
In the top 100 of of Rutherford wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5

The best vintages of Petit Verdot - Merlot Finley from Winery Sullivan are 2012

Informations about the Winery Sullivan

The winery offers 30 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Rutherford in the region of California
Find the Winery Sullivan on Facebook and on Twitter

The Winery Sullivan is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 29 wines for sale in the of Rutherford to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 30000 of of United States wines
In the top 550 of of Rutherford wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Rutherford

The wine region of Rutherford is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Frank Family or the Domaine Scarecrow produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rutherford are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rutherford often reveals types of flavors of cherry, menthol or green apple and sometimes also flavors of peach, citrus or tropical.


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.

News related to this wine

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The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the appellation Mâcon plus geographical denomination . The tectonics and the very different nature of the rocks that make up the subsoil of this region explain the great variety of soils found in this part fo Bourgogne. It also explains why each wine offers a different personnality. This vid ...

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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.

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