Verdelho

Hello,
Today we talked about Verdelho. I had never heard on this wine until now. It originated in Madeira in Portugal. It is also grown in France in Anjou. Other than those places though it is typically only grown in Australia, especially in Hunter Valley, Margret River, and South Burnett. The berries take on a gold color when ripe and are grown in small loose bunches. The color of the wine is Straw to pale gold. The typical aromas are cut grass, pineapple, citrus, and tropical fruit. The palate has a pronounced acidity all over with some of the aroma characteristics detectable. Typically this wine is not aged. This wine was originally used for fortified wine and for inexpensive dry table wines.


1) Tyrree's Fordwich
    Made in: Hunter Valley 2014
    Alc/vol: 12.5
    Price: $16

Appearance: The core is a pale pale straw in color where the rim is a pale gold with green hues showing that this is a young wine. There does not appear to be any oak content and the wine has good clarity and vibrancy.

Aroma: This wine does contain an intense aroma of cut grass and hay. There is also a slight smell of green apple and some yeasty smells adding to the complexity.

Palate: There are moderately intense flavors of pineapple that starts off with a low intensity on the front palate and builds on the mid paste coming to a high point on the back palate.


Thank you
~Karli