Organic Petit Verdot 2005

A dense ruby purple colour, this is an impressive Petit Verdot, which should age nicely for 10 to 12 years. It is not only delicious but an excellent investment. Bodega F. Schatz has won several important international awards with their Petit Verdot and rightly so, it is an outstanding wine of the highest echelons.

Feria Nacional vinos Ecologicos - Cordoba: 2002: Silber Medal

The Petit Verdot 2005

ALCOHOL 12,5% AbV

VARIETY Petit Verdot.

AGEING 12 months of ageing "sur lie" with "batonnage" in new french "Troncais, Vosges and Allier" barrels.

BOTTLING 27.03.2007.

TASTING DATE 27.08.2007.

COLOUR Purple with violet hints.

NOSE Intense balsamic aromas (eucaliptus, mint-tea, incense, iodine, sage) and chinese ink.

MOUTH Intense liquorice and laurier flavour. Fresh, intense, very powerful. Well integrated wood. Balsamic finish, full-bodied and long. * Ageing on natural fine lees, which is raised at regular intervals during a period of time (between 2 - 6 months).

CLIMATICAL YEAR A very dry cold winter with temperatures evendropping to -15 C. Some strong snowfalls. Buds came earlier than previous years (02.04.05), and were thankfully not damaged by late frosts. The flowering was followed by a rapid vegetative growth under high temperatures (up to 45 C) accompanied by strong easterly winds. Slow ripening because of severe draught. Harvested from mid August until early October. In general terms, it was a very dry year, without fungus attacks. Very healthy grapes, despite the draught, they reached a high rate of acidity and sugar and were well balanced. Crop was only 10% inferior to previous years.

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 14,8 C. ANNUAL RAIN FALL During vegetative cycle (March-September): 82 ltr. Year Total: 287 ltr