Matt Parish
Special Bottling Rutherford Petit Verdot
Rutherford, Napa Valley, California, USA
I do love the recent trend towards varietal PV wines. “The Darkest Grape” can be a challenging project. This is no exception; it is a complex and thick Wine, with flavors of very ripe plums and high on the acidic bite, while maintaining a chewy tannic body. The area in which it cost points from me would be this extremely sour lingering finish, and by “lingering “ I mean precisely that 😼 My mouth feels soiled for some time after each sip.
I do love the recent trend towards varietal PV wines. “The Darkest Grape” can be a challenging project. This is no exception; it is a complex and thick Wine, with flavors of very ripe plums and high on the acidic bite, while maintaining a chewy tannic body. The area in which it cost points from me would be this extremely sour lingering finish, and by “lingering “ I mean precisely that 😼 My mouth feels soiled for some time after each sip.
Jul 29th, 2018A superlative expression of The Darkest Grape, this PV exhibits the best features of the varietal, bitter chocolate and dark coffee, with the signature dusty tannins of the Rutherford AVA. This is an excellent cocktail wine.
A superlative expression of The Darkest Grape, this PV exhibits the best features of the varietal, bitter chocolate and dark coffee, with the signature dusty tannins of the Rutherford AVA. This is an excellent cocktail wine.
Aug 30th, 2015
Burnt fig scent. Flavour of craisins, raspberries, blackberries, very dry mouth feel
Burnt fig scent. Flavour of craisins, raspberries, blackberries, very dry mouth feel
Feb 12th, 2022
Takes time to open up, but nice after that.
Takes time to open up, but nice after that.
Feb 3rd, 2019
Super dry. Totally opaque, almost black. I'd pick a hearty dish to stand up to it.
Super dry. Totally opaque, almost black. I'd pick a hearty dish to stand up to it.
Sep 21st, 2015
