Full Review

Mountain Valley Winery

Mountain Valley Winery
NV Petit Verdot, American

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Petit Verdot

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13%
Bronze Medal
Recommended
$29

Mountain Valley Winery
NV Petit Verdot, American

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Petit Verdot

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13%
Violet color. Funky aromas of blackberry, balsamic, and cedar with a round, dry-yet-fruity medium body and a tingling, interesting, medium-length black plum and smoke finish with soft tannins and a suggestion of oak flavor. Bold black fruit, vanilla toast and balsamic strawberry flavors ready for bold, smoky fare.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Funky & Juicy & Smooth
Aroma Aroma: blackberry, balsamic, and cedar
Taste Flavor: black plum and smoke
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry-yet-Fruity
Enjoy Enjoy: Now
Recipes Pairing: Smoked Brisket, Roast Quail, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Bold black fruit, vanilla toast and balsamic strawberry flavors ready for bold, smoky fare.

The Producer

Mountain Valley Winery

The Producer

Petit Verdot

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Serve in a Cabernet Wine Glass
Petit Verdot is a red Bordeaux variety, one of six permitted in a Bordeaux classified wine. It is almost never seen as a stand-alone variety in this region, instead it is a blending component, used primarily to add color to the wine.

The grape's deep, inky purple hue is quite remarkable and perhaps for that reason, it has attracted a handful of producers in California as a stand-alone wine. It is also used in small amounts as a blending grape in certain powerful California reds. The grape is also grown in Chile and Spain.

The flavors are of blackberry, black cherry and plum along with light black spice. Tannins are moderate as is acidity. Pair a Petit Verdot with robust dishes, be it game birds or venison.

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