Winery B. Leighton - Petit Verdot (Olsen Brothers Vineyard)

Winery B. LeightonPetit Verdot (Olsen Brothers Vineyard)

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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 region.
The Petit Verdot (Olsen Brothers Vineyard) of Winery B. Leighton is a red wine from the region of Yakima Valley of Washington.
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
The Petit Verdot (Olsen Brothers Vineyard) of the Winery B. Leighton is in the top 10 of wines of Yakima Valley.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

graphite

Wine with spices taste

menthol

Wine with oak taste

caramel

On the nose the Petit Verdot (Olsen Brothers Vineyard) of Winery B. Leighton in the region of Washington often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.

Food and wine pairings with Petit Verdot (Olsen Brothers Vineyard)

Pairings that work perfectly with Petit Verdot (Olsen Brothers Vineyard)

Original food and wine pairings with Petit Verdot (Olsen Brothers Vineyard)

The Petit Verdot (Olsen Brothers Vineyard) of Winery B. Leighton matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of stuffed beef rolls or hot asparagus with comté cheese.

Details and technical informations about Winery B. Leighton's Petit Verdot (Olsen Brothers Vineyard).

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
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 (Olsen Brothers Vineyard) - 2016
In the top 10 of of Yakima Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Petit Verdot (Olsen Brothers Vineyard) - 2015
In the top 10 of of Yakima Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Petit Verdot (Olsen Brothers Vineyard) - 2014
In the top 10 of of Yakima Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Petit Verdot (Olsen Brothers Vineyard) - 2013
In the top 10 of of Yakima Valley wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Petit Verdot (Olsen Brothers Vineyard) - 2012
In the top 10 of of Yakima Valley wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Petit Verdot (Olsen Brothers Vineyard) from Winery B. Leighton are 2013, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

Informations about the Winery B. Leighton

The winery offers 4 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
This winery is part of the Charles Smith.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Yakima Valley in the region of Washington
Find the Winery B. Leighton on Facebook and on Twitter

The Winery B. Leighton is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Yakima Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Washington
In the top 2500 of of United States wines
In the top 15 of of Yakima Valley wines
In the top 5000 of red wines
In the top 6500 wines of the world

The wine region of Yakima Valley

The wine region of Yakima Valley is located in the region of Columbia Valley of Washington of United States. We currently count 259 estates and châteaux in the of Yakima Valley, producing 759 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Yakima Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of Washington

Washington State is located in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, immediately north of Oregon. Although the history of the wine industry is relatively Short, Washington's 900-plus wineries and 350-plus independent winemakers, with more than 50,000 acres of vineyards, now produce more wine than any other state except California. Almost all wine production is in the hot, desert-like eastern Part of Washington, although there is some Grape growing and an AVA (Puget Sound) in the cooler, wetter west. White Chardonnay and Riesling grapes, and red Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah grapes are the main varieties grown in Washington, but the region produces quality wines from nearly 70 different grape varieties.

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The word of the wine: Round

Said of a wine that is harmonious and smooth, offering no harshness in the mouth.

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