Petit Verdot

Andrea Franchetti, for over twenty years, has been making great wines on Etna. His estate is located in the Passopisciaro area, on the north side of the volcano and includes a park of old vines, which are between 70 and 100 years old, located in various districts and at altitudes ranging from 550 to 1000 meters. above sea level.

Franchetti Rosso represents an absolute level of excellence. It is made with grapes from non-native Etna vines, the Petit Verdot Bordeaux and the Cesanese d'Affile Lazio,...

The Petit Verdot Gallico from the Campo al Mare estate presents itself as an oenological rarity within the Bolgheri wine scene, enhancing the territory and its heritage through a modern and original sensorial profile. The result of a selection of grapes from the best vineyards of the estate, this wine expresses the most intimate essence of the Petit Verdot grape.

In the cellar, the Petit Verdot Gallico is vinified through fermentation in steel, with maceration for approximately 30 days, at a temp...

Effe Emme wine was born on the Zisola estate, owned by the Mazzei family, located in Sicily, near Syracuse.

This wine is made exclusively from Petit Verdot grapes, harvested manually in September. After the classic red vinification processes, the Effe Emme is left to mature for about 16 months in small 225 liter oak barrels, half of which is new. Bottling and subsequent ageing in bottle follows.

It has a deep ruby red color. The nose is intense and elegant, with aromas of undergrowth and peat, com...

Casale del Giglio, winery located in the Agro Pontino, is an ideal area for the cultivation of the Petit Verdot variety. From the vineyards in La Ferriera, this Petit Verdot is vinified in purity.

The grapes, which need excellent brightness, warm soils and a windy climate, are harvested when fully ripe. They continue their path in steel, where they carry out alcoholic and, in part, malolactic fermentation. The remainder of this phase takes place in barriques, as does the refinement of 8-12 months...

The Timperosse di Mandrarossa is a wine that comes from an unconventional variety for the Sicilian territory, the Petit Verdot, and offers a unique version of sure interest. The vineyards from which it originates are located in the municipality of Menfi, with southern exposure, from medium-textured sandy soils.

The winemaking process begins after the grapes have been manually harvested during the second week of September. The must is then macerated and fermented for 4-6 days at a temperature of 1...

Ferro is a red wine produced in Tuscany and composed entirely of Petit Verdot grapes. Petit Verdot finds here ideal environmental conditions to express great complexity and intensity. The rigorous hand selection in the vineyard from budding makes this wine even more unique. The vineyard of approximately 1 hectare is frontally exposed to the city of Florence, in a position that guarantees a warm and dry microclimate, favoring complete and homogeneous ripening of the grapes.

The harvest is manual a...