Winery MatchbookPetit 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 Matchbook in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red 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 Matchbook matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of tata simone's dumplings or tomato, ham, cheese and mushroom pie.
Details and technical informations about Winery Matchbook'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 Matchbook are 2017, 0, 2016, 2018
Informations about the Winery Matchbook
The Winery Matchbook is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Dunnigan Hills to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Dunnigan Hills
AVA of northwest Yolo County (1993, central California) on low hills at 400 ft: hot Mediterranean climate (95–98°F days, 55–65°F nights) suited to heat-loving varieties — Tempranillo, Petite Sirah, Petit Verdot, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay also notable. Iron-rich gravelly loam soils from the Dunnigan Hills fault, concentrated and intensely aromatic fruit. Sacramento Valley, 1,300+ acres planted.
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: Old
This term can have several meanings, but generally refers to a wine that is several years old and has been aged in the bottle after having been in the barrel.
