Illuminare Petit Verdot

Interesting wine. You don't find much petit verdot bottled by itself but it was fun tasting just the component of so many other blends. Its fruit was muted (but not tending towards savory) and you could see it going together with so many other flavors, complimenting them, not competing with them. And then there was a strong core of firm tannins holding everything upright. With age these tannins were not obtrusive, in fact they seemed somewhat "flexible" even though they …