# Inkblot Petit Verdot (2022)

- **Producer:** Michael David Winery
- **Colour:** red
- **Type:** still
- **Grapes:** Petit Verdot
- **Region:** California, United States
- **Style:** Classic
- **Alcohol:** 15.0%
- **Average price:** €28
- **Contains sulphites:** Yes
- **When to drink:** Now or Later
- **Serving temperature:** 16–18 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** blueberry, plum, fennel, chocolate, cloves

## About this wine

Michael David Winery, founded by brothers Michael and David Phillips, represents five generations of farming in Lodi, California dating back to 1862. The Inkblot series was developed to spotlight bold red grape varieties that typically play secondary blending roles, such as Petit Verdot. Named for its exceptionally dark, opaque color that stains the glass, this wine is grown under the Lodi Rules for Sustainable Winegrowing program near the Mokelumne River.

## Interesting facts

- The name Inkblot refers to the wine's deeply pigmented, opaque color that literally stains the wine glass.
- Michael David Winery was named 2020 American Winery of the Year by Wine Enthusiast magazine.
- The Phillips family behind Michael David Winery has been farming in Lodi, California since 1862.

## Food pairing

Rich, full-bodied red wines with high tannin and alcohol require bold, savory, protein-rich foods to cut through the structure and balance the weight of the wine.

## Wine making process

Grapes are harvested from Lodi vineyards benefiting from warm summer days cooled by San Joaquin Delta breezes. Vinification involves temperature-controlled whole-berry stainless steel fermentation with extended maceration to extract deep color and tannin structure, followed by aging in oak barrels.