2021 J. Lohr Home Ranch Petit Verdot
Wine Details
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Composition Blend
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100%
Petit Verdot
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Origin
Estrella District, Paso Robles, CA
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Cellaring
Petit Verdot is traditionally used to lend structure to Bordeaux blends and will age gracefully as a single varietal for over a decade.
12 Years -
Food Pairings
Pair with mushroom risotto as a main course or end the meal alongside aged hard cheeses, almonds, and dried fruit.
Vineyard
This Petit Verdot was grown on the J. Lohr Home Ranch in the warmer Region III Estrella District of Paso Robles. The block was planted in 2008 to an east-west row orientation with clone 400 on low- vigor 420A rootstock. The soils are coarse, loamy Arbuckle-San Ysidro complex. A highly-fruitful variety, Petit Verdot requires extensive fruit thinning to achieve luxury wine quality. Our program involves pinching clusters from young shoots in early spring, followed by dropping to one cluster per shoot prior to veraison. This protocol favors good canopy development and allows sunlight to envelope every berry on every cluster, resulting in exceptional color and flavor development in the fruit.
