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vinAmité Cellars Petit Verdot 2016 Wine Review

vinAmité Cellars Petit Verdot 2016

vinAmité Cellars Petit Verdot 2016

Okanagan South, British Columbia, BC V.Q.A., Canada

Community Score:91/100

Community Reviews: 1

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Price: $55.00

Drink: 2018-2023

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 16%

Sweetness: Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: vinAmité Cellars

Pricing & Stock Information

  • BCLDB
  • 224168
  • $55.00 
  • Check Stock

Reviews and Ratings

Deborah Podurgiel WSET IV Candidate - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 91/100 with the following review:

I love Petit Verdot. This is a seriously black-skinned wine grape and it makes the deepest, darkest red wine. Often used in blends or to ‘season’ Bordeaux blends, it’s difficult to find a 100% Petit Verdot wine, particularly in Canada, let alone British Columbia. But we have one. vinAmité in the Oliver area of BC’s Okanagan makes a 100% Petit Verdot that is purple in the glass with ruby flecks throughout. The wine is floral, with earthy, crushed violets. Petit Verdot (small green) refers to one of the main challenges this grape has in that it has difficulty flowering and ripening if the climate is not right. The inaugural vintage (2015) of this Petit Verdot is anything but. The wine is dry, full-bodied, big at 16% abv, but hardly noticeable with the abundance of ripe, dark berries, blueberries, plums, savoury spice and meaty flavours on the palate. Tannins are rounded and there is great balance and finesse on this wine. Only 72 cases were made, but the winery is hoping to make more. I hope so as well. Pair with game meats, roasts, grilled bavette steak with shallot butter.

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