Not a grape variety you see on its own very often, especially here in Ontario. Petit Verdot is usually used as a blending grape, primarily for colour and spice. The nose is a tad reductive and takes some time to open and lose that reductivity (something that winemaker Serge Papineau acknowledges about his too-tight-on-the-reins winemaking style in 2007), but all is forgiven on the palate: black fruit and spice with some black pepper backing. Juicy but also with potential for ageing (2-5 years). This is a really good wine and as you sip on it you'll also find some new leather and blueberry-skin-like tannins which helps bring the wine all together into a delicious lip-smacking package. Price: $19.95 - Rating: ****+