Bellarmine Petit Verdot 2010
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2016 12:21 am
G'day
There's been a couple of WA producers of Petit Verdot whose wines I have been cellaring in the last couple of years. I can see potential even if the wines are a couple of years away from settling down. Brookside and Faber come to mind, and I buy a 6 pack of each and leave them alone for a couple of years. They're still resting mostly.
So, it was a pleasant surprise to be offered a 6 year old at a recent wine event. Bellarmine is a Pemberton producer, whose rieslings (three different ones each year), chardonnay and pinot noir I enjoy from time to time. But Petit Verdot? In Pemberton?
This is a smart wine. The nose starts off with lots of savoury and tobacco notes, leading into ripe red and blue berry fruit. The palate is delightful - a good line of acid supports a mix of raspberry and blueberry fruits, while the tannins are grippy but not over powering. Medium to long finish. The wine is at a real tipping point, where the balance of primary fruit and savoury development is about even. No point in putting these in the cellar - they will go into the 'current drinking' boxes and be lapped up over coming months. Delicious!
Cheers
Allan
There's been a couple of WA producers of Petit Verdot whose wines I have been cellaring in the last couple of years. I can see potential even if the wines are a couple of years away from settling down. Brookside and Faber come to mind, and I buy a 6 pack of each and leave them alone for a couple of years. They're still resting mostly.
So, it was a pleasant surprise to be offered a 6 year old at a recent wine event. Bellarmine is a Pemberton producer, whose rieslings (three different ones each year), chardonnay and pinot noir I enjoy from time to time. But Petit Verdot? In Pemberton?
This is a smart wine. The nose starts off with lots of savoury and tobacco notes, leading into ripe red and blue berry fruit. The palate is delightful - a good line of acid supports a mix of raspberry and blueberry fruits, while the tannins are grippy but not over powering. Medium to long finish. The wine is at a real tipping point, where the balance of primary fruit and savoury development is about even. No point in putting these in the cellar - they will go into the 'current drinking' boxes and be lapped up over coming months. Delicious!
Cheers
Allan