Les Vignerons du Tutiac – Lieu-dit Petit Verdot

Bordeaux AOC

By selecting the grape variety for each plot to suit its terroir and complying with strict specifications for each wine, Les Vignerons de Tutiac are able to offer you delicious, superb quality wines, vintage after vintage. The dynamism and dedication of the winemakers lifted them up to the rank of first producer of AOC in France.

Grape Variety:

100% Petit Verdot

Vineyard:

Soil consists of clay-ironpan and sand resting on Perigord-sand. The compactness of the subsoil and coarse texture of the soil are particularly favorable for the development of Petit Verdot, which reveals its full aromatic potential in this wine.

Winemaking:

Traditional wine making. Grapes are placed in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. Fermentation will start after a cold maceration for about 3 days. After fermentation the wine is kept on the skins for an additional 15 days with one délestage.
After about 30 days, the wine is transferred into French oak barrels (100% new oak) for a maturation period of about 18 months.

Tasting Note:

Deep ruby colour. The nose is complex associating fruity notes (blackcurrant, blueberry, plum) with liquorice, pepper and a touch of menthol. The wine is generous on the palate and well-structured with a nice tannic backbone. Aromas of black fruit coming through, underlined by elegant toasty notes. A wine to enjoy over the next eight to ten years.

Pairing Food:

A Sheperd’s pie or a roasted beef will be revealing along with Petit Verdot.

Rating:

Vintage 2014: 92 Points Wine Enthusiast