
Petit Verdot
Learn about Petit Verdot — taste profile, popular regions and more …
Producing full-bodied, rustic and deeply colored reds, Petit Verdot is one of the original Bordeaux varieties. Its bold structure, color and aromatics allow it to make a significant difference in Bordeaux Blends—even in modest amounts. While it isn’t planted in Bordeaux in great quantities anymore, it is showing a small revival in well-tended vineyards there. Petit Verdot can also produce phenomenal single-varietal wines in the hotter and drier subregions of California, Australia, South America and Washington State.
Tasting Notes for Petit Verdot
Petit Verdot is a dry, red wine. It has intriguing qualities of blackberry, plum, blueberry or black cherry as well as violets and dried sage. Thick skins result in a highly structured wine with tannins ranging from smooth to grainy.
Perfect Food Pairings for Petit Verdot
Roasted pork or grilled lamb kabobs, as well as barbeque and Mole dishes are wonderful. Hard and salty cheeses such as Pecorino, Manchego or aged cheddar can make fun pairings alongside Petit Verdot.
Sommelier Secrets for Petit Verdot
Petit Verdot finds a happy home also in some regions of Spain and Portugal. It is well regarded in Spain’s Castilla-La Mancha and Catalunya as well as in in Portugal’s Alentejo where it blends well with the regions' indigenous varieties.
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Opaque Petit Verdot 2016Petit Verdot from Paso Robles, Central Coast, California
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Perez Cruz Chaski Petit Verdot 2015Petit Verdot from Maipo Valley, Chile
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Scarlett McGah Family Vineyard Petit Verdot 2017Petit Verdot from Rutherford, Napa Valley, California
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Marques de Grinon Dominio de Valdepusa Petit Verdot 2014Petit Verdot from Spain
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Ruca Malen Terroir Series Petit Verdot 2015Petit Verdot from Mendoza, Argentina
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De Bortoli Deen Vat 4 Petit Verdot 2008Petit Verdot from Australia
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Marques de Grinon Dominio de Valdepusa Petit Verdot 2013Petit Verdot from Spain
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Decades 5 Petit Verdot 2010Petit Verdot from Napa Valley, California
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Yatir Petit Verdot (OU Kosher) 2014Petit Verdot from Israel
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B. Leighton Petit Verdot 2016Petit Verdot from Yakima Valley, Columbia Valley, Washington
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Michael David Winery Inkblot Petit Verdot 2014Petit Verdot from Lodi, California
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Scarlett McGah Family Vineyard Petit Verdot 2014Petit Verdot from Rutherford, Napa Valley, California
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Marques de Grinon Dominio de Valdepusa Petit Verdot 2011Petit Verdot from Spain
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McManis Family Vineyards Petit Verdot 2017Petit Verdot from California
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McManis Family Vineyards Petit Verdot 2015Petit Verdot from California
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B. Leighton Petit Verdot 2015Petit Verdot from Yakima Valley, Columbia Valley, Washington
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Ruca Malen Terroir Series Petit Verdot 2011Petit Verdot from Mendoza, Argentina
- RP
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Trinchero Central Park West Petit Verdot 2011Petit Verdot from St. Helena, Napa Valley, California
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B. Leighton Petit Verdot 2014Petit Verdot from Yakima Valley, Columbia Valley, Washington
- RP
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Ruca Malen Terroir Series Petit Verdot 2013Petit Verdot from Mendoza, Argentina
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Michael David Winery Inkblot Petit Verdot 2015Petit Verdot from Lodi, California
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Murphy-Goode Petit Verdot 2000Petit Verdot from Sonoma County, California
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McManis Family Vineyards Petit Verdot 2016Petit Verdot from California
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Ruca Malen Terroir Series Petit Verdot 2016Petit Verdot from Mendoza, Argentina
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Ruca Malen Terroir Series Petit Verdot 2014Petit Verdot from Mendoza, Argentina