red grape
Petit Verdot
Old Bordeaux variety of uncertain origin, predating Cabernet Sauvignon in the Médoc
Very late-ripening ('petit verdot' = small green one, for its habit of failing to ripen in cool years); needs the warmest gravel sites, so it appears only as a small seasoning component in Médoc blends.
Structure tendencies
- body
- full
- tannin
- high
- acidity
- medium-plus
- alcohol
- medium to high
tendencies in prose, as read by critics/consensus — not measured ordinals
Classic descriptors
fruit
blackberry
in your cellar: 11 bottlesLes Forts de Latour 2017Château Pontet-Canet 2021Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2016Château Léoville-Poyferré 2005Château Léoville-Poyferré 2010Mayacamas Mt. Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon 2019L'Ecole No. 41 Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2020Château Larmande 2005Château Gloria 2022Château Gloria 2020Château Pontet-Canet 2022blueberry
in your cellar: 5 bottlesChâteau Pontet-Canet 2021Château Feytit-Clinet 2015Mayacamas Mt. Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon 2019Château Gloria 2022Château Gloria 2020floral & herbal
violet
in your cellar: 13 bottlesLes Forts de Latour 2017Château Pontet-Canet 2021Château Feytit-Clinet 2015Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2016Château Léoville-Poyferré 2010Mayacamas Mt. Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon 2019L'Ecole No. 41 Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2020Bodegas Manzanos Gran Reserva Rioja 2015Château Gloria 2022Château Laroque 2022Castelgiocondo Brunello di Montalcino 2010Massolino Barolo 2016Château Pontet-Canet 2022dried herbs
in your cellar: 8 bottlesMayacamas Mt. Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon 2019L'Ecole No. 41 Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2020Château Larmande 2005Bodegas Manzanos Gran Reserva Rioja 2015Château Laroque 2022Castelgiocondo Brunello di Montalcino 2010Massolino Barolo 2016Château Pontet-Canet 2022oak & spice
baking spice
in your cellar: 9 bottlesLes Forts de Latour 2017Château Pontet-Canet 2021Château Feytit-Clinet 2015Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2016Château Léoville-Poyferré 2005Mayacamas Mt. Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon 2019Bodegas Manzanos Gran Reserva Rioja 2015Castelgiocondo Brunello di Montalcino 2010Massolino Barolo 2016At 1-5% of a blend it deepens colour, stiffens tannin, and adds a violet-and-spice top note; rarely bottled alone in Bordeaux.
In your cellar, from
In your cellar · 7
Les Forts de Latour 2017Pauillac AOC · 2017$163.99Château Pontet-Canet 2021Pauillac AOC · 2021$84.99Château Léoville-Poyferré 2005Saint-Julien AOC · 2005$169.99Château Léoville-Poyferré 2010Saint-Julien AOC · 2010$174.99Château Gloria 2022Saint-Julien AOC · 2022$49.99Château Gloria 2020Saint-Julien AOC · 2020$44.99Château Pontet-Canet 2022Pauillac AOC · 2022$139.99