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Petit Verdot is a variety of black grape used in the production of red wine, principally in blends with Cabernet Sauvignon.

Petit Verdot (peh-tee vair-doe)
One of the blending grapes used in Bordeaux, France. Added to Cabernet Sauvignon, or Merlot based wines for its tannins.
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PETIT VERDOT: Grape grown in limited amounts. Found mainly in the temperate Bordeaux region St-Emilion subdistrict and used to make red wine later blended with Cabernet Sauvignon and other wines.

Petit Verdot (Peh-tee Vehr-doe) - Red wine grape, fine quality but a minor player in the Bordeaux blend.

Petit Verdot
Petit Verdot is one of the five grapes in Bordeaux blends, usually added in much smaller proportions than Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot (rarely more than 6%) for its spicy, dark fruit notes, ...

PETIT VERDOT
Red wine grape variety most often grown in Bordeaux and used for blending with Cabernet Sauvignon.

Petit Verdot (red)
This high quality Bordeaux variety deserves to be better known as well as more popular but it doesn't always get ripe, especially in marginal climates.

Verdot has its origins on the right bank of the Garonne in South-Western France and is mentioned in eighteenth century French documents.

Petit Verdot
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Petit Verdot: Final member of the five red Bordeaux varieties, generally used in nominal amounts contributing backbone and concentration. Being a late-ripening grape, it is often omitted from the blend unless seeing ideal vintage conditions.

Bordeaux blendA style of wine assembled from the classic red grapes of Bordeaux including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot.

PETIT VERDOT
One of type of vines accompanying sometimes into Bordeaux the cabernets and the merlot.
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Since the late 1970s, many vintners have turned to the Bordeaux model and blended smaller portions of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petite Verdot into their Cabernets. The case for blending is still under review, but clearly there are successes.

It is otherwise a to be found as part of a blend, often alongside Petit Verdot, and very rarely accompanied by Malbec.

Bordeaux red grapes are Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, Gros Verdot, Malbec, Merlot, Petite Verdot, and St. Macaire; Bordeaux white grapes are Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle, and Sémillon.

Along with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot, Merlot is one of the primary grapes in Bordeaux wine where it is the most widely planted grape. Merlot is also one of the most popular red wine varietals in many markets.

Moreover, in Médoc are used - although in a lower percentage - Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec and Carmenère grapes as well.

On the left bank are the Médoc and Graves regions, which produce some of the most celebrated wines in the world from Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Malbec.

Very limited plantings of this red wine grape are now found in the Médoc region of Bordeaux, France where it is used to produce deep red wines occasionally used for blending purposes in the same manner as Petit Verdot.

Jumilla - Area in Murcia known for robust red wines whose best wines are made with the Monastrell and Petit Verdot grapes. L'Ermita is a great winery.

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The Château produces slightly over 300,000 bottles every year.

A blend made up exclusively of varietals grown in Bordeaux namely: cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc, petit verdot and pontac.

For reds, the grapes allowed are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petite Verdot and Malbec; for whites, Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon.

Famous wine region in France. Synonymous with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec and blends of these varieties.
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typically using the following grapes in order of quantity used: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Petit Verdot, Malbec, and Cabernet Franc.

Red Bordeaux wines, for instance, are blended primarily from Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, using lesser amounts of Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot.

For example, Meritage (sounds like "heritage") is generally a Bordeaux-style blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and may also include Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Malbec.

On the other hand, Cabernet, Merlot, Petite Verdot, Syrah and most Italian varieties require more warmth during the growing season to attain optimum fruitiness without any green flavors in their wines.

Merryvale is a brand I've found to have a consistently strong price:value ratio - and once in a while deliver a knockout. This particular bottle is excellent, made from 85% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 3% Petit Verdot grapes from four of ...

The term arose out of the need to name wines that didn't meet minimal labeling requirements for varietals (i.e., 75 percent of the named grape variety). For reds, the grapes allowed are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petite Verdot and ...

A good red Bordeaux is essentially a "Cabernet-Merlot" in a tuxedo. This varies by appellation, but they're usually a blend. Blending varietals could also include Cabernet Franc, Malbec or small amounts of Petit Verdot.

vine varieties, recent figures showing that fully 40% of the grapes grown consist of Merlot. Normally the wine made from Cabernet Sauvignon is blended with wines made from such distantly related grapes as the Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and ...

particular characteristics of the vintage play a crucial role in this decision. The classic blending example comes from Bordeaux, where by law wine can be made from a blend of the following grapes: Canernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbee, Petit Verdot, ...

See also: Wine, Sauvignon, Cabernet, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot