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Casanel Estate Petit Verdot (Middleburg)
Middleburg · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Grape
- Petit Verdot
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Middleburg
- Appellation
- Middleburg AVA
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- high
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
carne de cordeiro · carne bovina assada · ensopados · queijos duros
Rated vintages
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201485 pts
This wine has is high-toned in aromas with raisin, terriyaki, red currant and charred oak. The palate is a bit muted on the fruit tones, with red currant pervading and secondary characteristics of coffee and chocolate in the background. This is a big wine with chewy tannins, a f…
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201385 pts
Overtly herbal on the nose, green peppercorn, anise and tarragon mask aromas of underripe mixed berries. There's a decent weight to this wine—smooth and almost thick—yet the red-berry palate is overtaken by geranium and green-stem flavors.