Winery TrahanPetit Verdot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Petit Verdot of Winery Trahan in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit 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 Trahan matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of blanquette of monkfish with small vegetables or county doormat.
Details and technical informations about Winery Trahan'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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Petit Verdot from Winery Trahan are 2010, 2009, 2008, 0 and 2011.
Informations about the Winery Trahan
The Winery Trahan is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Suisun Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Suisun Valley
Solano County AVA east of Napa (1982, 29 grapes): Petite Sirah signature red king — dense, structured and inky reds with concentrated black fruit and firm tannins. Also round Merlot and ripe Cabernet Sauvignon on western slopes, spicy Zinfandel and Grenache. Albariño, Verdelho and Vermentino as aromatic whites. Coast Range to the west and Suisun Bay breezes temper Central Valley heat.
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: Distinguished
Said of a fine, elegant wine that is outstanding in its category.
