With a careful winemaking process and proper aging, wines can last several years after it is released and continue to develop to the point of perfection. At Turiya, I keep a small amount of older vintage wines in the library to help with the assessment of the lifespan of the wine. This purposeful extended aging allows me to continue to bottle age these wines, tasting them during the process, and making valuable notes for future vintages. I invite you to add some of these rare wines to your collection, each on truly gets better and better. ~ Cheers! Angela
2009 Petit Verdot, Solana Vineyard
2009 Petit Verdot, Solana Vineyard
Limit two per order. All orders are subject to review.
Drink me. Alice in Wonderland style... dark and alluring yet, obvious berries that were tossed and turned, crushed and nurtured by a woman's hand. This potion will make you feel big, hopefully it won't put your head through the roof.
Limit Two Cases Per Person ~ 48 cases produced
10% case discount; allocation members save 15% on all purchases
All bottles are screen-printed in 24k gold
Alcohol: 13.6%
Pick Date: November 7th, 2009 - Brix 22.7
5 day Cold Soak, 6 day Fermentation
Blend: 100% Petite Verdot ~ Solana Vineyard, Paso Robles
Barrels: Once used French Oak
Aging: 36 months
Petite Verdot, typically a blending grape and, well, I did that, but I love to showcase each grape that goes into my blends individually and have found that Petite Verdot actually shows fabulously on it's own. I recently read that P.V. is the next Malbec in Wine Enthusiast Magazine... I'd love to hear feedback from you!
Ready for a history lesson? In the 1700’s Petite Verdot (also spelled Petit Verdot), was the primary grape used for winemaking in the Medoc region of Bordeaux. The Medoc is left-bank (wherein Margaux, St. Julian, & Pauillac reside) and all vines are first-growth. Ok, Ok, what about now? Since the spread of Phylloxera in the 1800’s and after a massive frost destroyed many more Petite Verdot vines in 1956, the grape has since lost it’s popularity as being a heady driving force behind some of the greatest wines in the world. Until now.
Here in California we don’t have rules. Thanks to an infectiously passionate, free-thinking, French-born winemaker named Stephan Asseo, Petite Verdot was re-born. As I came to make wine I researched this variety asking him why he chose to work with it. His reply, “I believe in this grape - very much!” and for what it is worth, so do I. I believe in each and every grape. I believe each and every grape can stand alone. I believe each one can lean on one another. Just as humans. And so, I created my very own.
