Aril Estate Petit Verdot Napa Valley 2014

Dark, potent and concentrated, this unusually bold wine pushes fruit flavors and tannins to the limit without going over the edge. It has gorgeous, dark-fruit aromas and flavors from blueberry to blackberry, while dark chocolate washes over the palate in waves. Layers of fine-grained tannins keep the palate anticipating that next bite of barbecue or lamb chop.

Founded in 2008 by Harmon and Joanne Brown, Aril wines is a family-owned and operated vineyard specializing in premium hand-crafted Syrah. The wines are in the Rhone style and recall the grape’s classic lineage as the wine of Provence, enjoyed by French kings. Aril also produces a limited amount of Cabernet Sauvignon rich in the Napa Valley tradition from our estate on Pritchard Hill.