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Jean Leon Petit Verdot Merlot 2022
Jean Leon

Petit Verdot Merlot

2022
Penedès
Catalunya
Spain
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ZHAHN LAY-ON Puh-TEE Vair-DOH Mer-LOH
Varietals
Merlot, Petit Verdot
$21
Flavors & Quality
Blackberry Blackberry
Dried Herbs Dried Herbs
Smoke Smoke
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Palate Character

Balance & Finesse 2 Rich & Full 2 Light & Bright 2 Smooth & Silky 2 Round & Fleshy 1 Tone & Backbone 2 Powerful & Extracted 2 Bright & Crisp 2
Round & Fleshy
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This is a predominantly Round & Fleshy wine, but it shares structural nuances of Tone & Backbone as described in the tasting note below.

Tasting Notes
Medium-plus body, with flavors of blackberry and raspberry fruit. There are notes of dried herbs, truffle, and a smokey minerality on the finish.
COLOR
Red/Violet Tinge
BODY
TANNIN
ACIDITY
SWEET
ALCOH.
14%
GRAPE(S)
Merlot, Petit Verdot
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Why this wine made the cut…
Complex, interesting Merlot at an affordable price. ‘Nuff Said.
GRAPE VARIETAL(S)
Merlot
48% Mer-LO
It would be easier to detail where Merlot is not grown than vice-versa, as it is one of the most widely planted grapes in the world. Depending on the terroir, the style can vary quite a bit. Generally, Merlot is fleshy and more fruit driven and with less aggressive tannins than its oft more austere blending partner, Cabernet Sauvignon, which also makes it more accessible in its youth. The quality and character can vary from crowd pleasing sweet plummy fruit to extraordinary complex velvety texture of a great right bank Bordeaux.
Petit Verdot
52% Pe-TEET Ver-DO
Petit Verdot is a late-ripening variety grown around the world, but most famously in Bordeaux variety as a blending agent. When ripe, it can add concentration, color, tannin and flavor, particularly spice to blends along with good acidity.
Country / State
Spain
Region
Catalunya
Sub Region
Penedès
Producer
Jean Leon
Winemaker(s)
Mireia Torres
Vintage
2022
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