{"product_id":"2022-snowden-vineyards-levi-philander-davis-vineyard-petit-verdot-napa-valley-california-usa","title":"2022 Snowden Vineyards \"Levi Philander Davis Vineyard\" Petit Verdot, Napa Valley, California, USA","description":"\u003ch4\u003eABOUT THIS WINE\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2022 Levi Philander Davis Vineyard Petit Verdot is one of Snowden’s smallest estate bottlings. Fewer than 500 Petit Verdot vines grow in a single one-acre block beside the Brothers Vineyard. The variety is principally grown to complement the estate’s Cabernet Sauvignons, but Snowden occasionally holds back a barrel or two to show the grape on its own. The vineyard is named for Levi Philander Davis, who homesteaded the ranch in 1878. In 2022, Diana Snowden Seysses was able to reserve just one barrel for this varietal bottling, producing only 29 cases. Snowden describes black plum and currant with touches of vanilla and cinnamon, a smooth, generous palate, bright acidity, and a fresh finish. It is an unusually intimate look at Petit Verdot from Snowden’s certified-organic Napa Valley estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eABOUT THIS PRODUCER\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSnowden Vineyards is a family-run estate on the eastern slope of Napa Valley between St. Helena and Rutherford. Wine grapes have grown on the 160-acre property since Levi and Lucretia Davis homesteaded it in 1878, and the Snowden family has farmed the ranch since 1955. Today only 23 acres are planted to vines, while roughly 137 acres remain natural woodland. The estate vineyards are certified organic, reflecting the family’s focus on soil and ecosystem health. Third-generation family member Diana Snowden Seysses has been the winemaker since the 2005 harvest. A UC Davis Viticulture and Enology graduate, she has worked in both California and France and has served as an oenologist at Domaine Dujac in Burgundy since 2003. At Snowden, her approach is deliberately restrained: careful farming, native-yeast fermentations, moderate ripeness, and minimal manipulation are used to keep the character of the hillside vineyards and each vintage at the center of the wines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sorting Table","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53645105430817,"sku":"210000022651","price":62.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/perrineswine.com\/products\/2022-snowden-vineyards-levi-philander-davis-vineyard-petit-verdot-napa-valley-california-usa","provider":"PERRINE's WINE SHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}