We tasted this interesting wine from Spain at dinner the other night. A Vino de la Tierra de Castilla, it was an organic Petit Verdot with a smidgeon of Cabernet Sauvignon (10%). Now Petit Verdot is generally a minor player in Bordeaux blend, from the eponymous region or from elsewhere and it is rare to find it being the star of the show. Wine labelling law being what they are, it seems that it is legal to label this wine in the EU as a Petit Verdot varietal.
The wine was a deep ruby with a warm woody fruity acid nose. The palate was off dry with red fruit acid and wood, well supported by an acid woody backbone.
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