Happy Sunday! Now that the holiday rush has largely subsided, we can once again focus on the importance of balancing work with wonderful food and wine. Tonight, I've opened a bottle of wine from one of my favorite Walla Walla producers, Seven Hills Winery. The 2022 Seven Hills Petit Verdot was sourced entirely from the McClellan Estate Vineyard in the Walla Walla AVA of Washington. Let's see how this new vintage is shaping up!
The wine is a deep ruby color in the glass, with a heavier body more reminiscent of a nice Merlot. The nose presents aromas of blackberry and plum, intertwined with some light floral aromas of violet and lilac that have you anxious to take a sip. That first sip is a concert of flavors that come at you fast, blackberry and plum that east into some tart cherry before blasting some earthy limestone from the quarry walls, just before you head for a picnic lunch with smoked meat and olive tapenade on the forest floor. At the end of the concert, the tannins sweep up for the long, smooth dry finish that will have you reaching for more.
Overall, I rate this wine a solid 9 as it's a perennial favorite for a single bottling of a typical blending Bordeaux varietal. This wine also seems to be a perfect food-friendly wine that would pair with a broad range of dishes, from barbecue to pizza, steak to pasta, Indian to Asian cuisine. Tonight, I am enjoying this wine with a chicken and vegetable Thai inspired curry noodle dish. The fruit and acidity are an ideal complement to the rich spice of the curry rice noodles. Cheers!
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