This is what good wine from the Petit Verdot grape tastes like

Petit Verdot is a classic from Bordeaux. It ripens late and produces deep red wine with a fair amount of tannins. Young Petit Verdot has an aroma reminiscent of pencil shavings and banana. With age, it tends towards violets and leather. Petit Verdot is usually blended with other grapes.

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In Bordeaux, a little Petit Verdot is often added to the juice of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. This gives the wine a bit more color and character. It is not a trick for novice winemakers. Several of the most prestigious wineries in the Médoc do it.

Petit Verdot was already in Bordeaux when the first Cabernet Sauvignon had yet to be planted there. But no one knows for sure exactly where this ancient Petit Verdot comes from. Probably from a warmer climate further south.

In Spain, a few innovative winemakers like Pago del Vicario are experimenting with wine made solely from Petit Verdot. We also came across an interesting Petit Verdot wine in Macedonia. In the New World, they find Petit Verdot exciting enough to make a ‘single variety’ wine from it. Is there also a Gros Verdot? Certainly, with even smaller grapes. But that one fled France years ago and is mainly found in the New World.

We currently have four wines made from the Petit Verdot grape in our range. You can view our Petit Verdot wines here.