VDR Very Dark Red Wines

Hames Valley Petit Verdot

9.012 ratings
8.91 pro ratings
Hames Valley, Central Coast, California, USA
Petit Verdot
Lamb, Baking Spices, Potato, Pasta, Exotic Spices, Chicken, Herbs, Turkey, White Rice, Hard Cheese, Pungent Cheese, Chili & Hot Spicy, Mushrooms, Beef, Onion, Soft Cheese, Duck, Pork, Beans & Peas, Tomato-Based
Top Notes For
Erik Helms

Sommelier/Wine & Beer Buyer Whole Foods Oakland

8.9

63/37 Verdot/Sirah made by the Scheid family. This one is surprisingly drinkable right out of the bottle! But I'd still decant for 30 minutes+. It's an explosion of various berries, but also features tar, black licorice, and cocoa. Additionally, it comes in at a mere 14%. A refreshingly drinkable Petite/Petite!

63/37 Verdot/Sirah made by the Scheid family. This one is surprisingly drinkable right out of the bottle! But I'd still decant for 30 minutes+. It's an explosion of various berries, but also features tar, black licorice, and cocoa. Additionally, it comes in at a mere 14%. A refreshingly drinkable Petite/Petite!

May 14th, 2017
Rebekah Hobbs

Needs plenty of time to open up. Unique and interesting varietal, nose of cherry, leather, gamey, smokey. Sharp tannins on the tongue. Sour cherry lingers, meaty but balanced with fruit, plummy. Glad to try these varietals.

Needs plenty of time to open up. Unique and interesting varietal, nose of cherry, leather, gamey, smokey. Sharp tannins on the tongue. Sour cherry lingers, meaty but balanced with fruit, plummy. Glad to try these varietals.

Feb 13th, 2020
Bart Bartlett

63/37 petit verdot/petite syrah blend. Fantastic bold blend. It starts with a huge, juicy plum burst. As it sits on the pallet, a subtle sweet pepper develops, and at last, a dry gravel hint emerges. This wine is wonderfully complex.

63/37 petit verdot/petite syrah blend. Fantastic bold blend. It starts with a huge, juicy plum burst. As it sits on the pallet, a subtle sweet pepper develops, and at last, a dry gravel hint emerges. This wine is wonderfully complex.

May 20th, 2019
michael pandolfo

Expected more. I felt that it fell flat. Definitely lots of berries and the cocoa powder comes through with almost nonexistent tannins. Short finish

Expected more. I felt that it fell flat. Definitely lots of berries and the cocoa powder comes through with almost nonexistent tannins. Short finish

Nov 12th, 2018
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May 8th, 2018
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