Mudd West Vineyard Petit Verdot
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3–10 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, grilled ribeye steak, aged cheddar cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Channing Daughters' Mudd West Vineyard Petit Verdot is a compelling testament to the potential of Long Island's maritime terroir. Sourced from the historic Mudd West Vineyard on the North Fork—originally planted and managed by the pioneering Mudd family, who helped shape the viticultural landscape of the region—this wine highlights Petit Verdot not merely as a blending agent, but as a solo star. In the temperate, ocean-influenced climate of Long Island, the late-ripening Petit Verdot grape finds the extended hang-time it needs to develop intense color, structural tannins, and vibrant acidity. The winemaking team employs traditional, low-intervention techniques, including wild fermentations and careful barrel aging, to craft a red wine of remarkable depth, showing dark bramble fruit, violet aromatics, and a distinct mineral undercurrent reflective of the local glacial soils.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1982 when venture capitalist and sculptor Walter Channing planted his first Chardonnay vines in Bridgehampton, Channing Daughters Winery has evolved into one of the most daring and innovative producers on Long Island's East End. Set on 28 estate acres within the maritime climate of the South Fork, the vineyards thrive in well-drained Bridgehampton silt loam cooled by Atlantic sea breezes and buffered by Peconic Bay. Helmed by partner and winemaker Christopher Tracy alongside partners Larry Perrine and Allison Dubin, the estate is a founding member of Long Island Sustainable Winegrowing. Channing Daughters is celebrated for its polycultural repertoire spanning over two dozen grape varieties and an avant-garde cellar program marked by native fermentations, extensive skin contact, and field blends. Benchmark bottlings include their pioneering Ramato skin-fermented Pinot Grigio, Friulian-inspired whites such as Tocai Friulano and Ribolla Gialla, and intricate cuvées like Meditazione and Envelope.
🍇 Grapes
Petit Verdot