Friday, August 22, 2014

Bodegas Olcaviana Xintros Petit Verdot Merlot 2007

Variety: Petit Verdot, Merlot 

Country of origin: Spain
Wine appellation: Castilla La Mancha
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: dark garnet red
Bouquet: canned fruit, cherries, hint of mulberry and violet with woody touch
Taste: medium body,  jammy, forest fruit preserve, hint of vanilla, nice matured, soft and sweet tannins, slightly lower acidity, medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: fuet
Overall score: 4+7+11+6+6=84
Price: CZK 220
Stopper: cork
Interesting wine for sure as I hardly had the opportunity to taste Petit Verdot being the major variety in the blend. Being blended wit Merlot I would guess Merlot on blind tasting with some more forest fruit flavor profile and hint of spiciness.

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