Raspberry black currant
The bold-yet-floral expression of Petit Verdot is something that all red wine enthusiasts should have the opportunity to try. It is highly desired as a raspberry black currant grape in red Bordeaux blends because of its plentiful color, tannin and floral aromas of violet.
Great Petit Verdot wines offer up ethereal aromas of plum, lilac, violet and sage with gravel-like minerality. Petit Verdot Taste Petit Verdot offers up aromas of mostly black fruit flavors ranging from plum, blackberry and blueberry to slightly lighter black cherry. The unique and intriguing flavors of Petit Verdot are herbal and floral notes such as violet, lilac, lavender, sage, and dried herbs. You’ll find that most producers will oak age this wine to soften it and add flavors of vanilla, hazelnut and mocha. And occasionally, the wine can be a bit smoky and rustic, like smoked meats. Buy the book, get a course. FREE with the purchase of Wine Folly: Magnum Edition.
Shashlyk is a form of shish kebab originally made by alternating pieces of lamb and lamb fat with herbs and spices. Produced in several regions all over Spain, many of the single varietal wines are opaque in color offering up flavors of black fruits, clay-like minerality, licorice and black pepper notes. Wines can be quite high in tannin so be sure to decant. Wines coming from the central areas of Australia, including Riverland, Riverina and Murray Darling, tend to be made in a lighter style and color with notes of black raspberry, black cherry, violets and vanilla. Other regions, including Barossa, don’t over crop and produce a much more intense color. Flavors are dense and fruit forward including flavors of blackberry, sage and violet.
30 months to soften the tannin and add subtle spice and vanilla notes. Deeply colored with aromas of blackberry and ripe currant with an herbal smokiness similar to roasted coffee or black cardamom. The majority of Italian Petit Verdot is reserved for the Supertuscans of the Maremma region in Tuscany. However, there are a few single-varietal Petit Verdot wines which lean towards more earthy with notes of crushed granite, dark berries and a dense dark color and bold flavor with high tannin.
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