So far this is my pick of the Verdelho on the market today - well, the portion of the market I have tried at least! This Verdelho isn’t a wafer thin, watered-down, tropical-flavoured wine “drink” - this is, believe it or not, a great little drop of wine!
Sure, some of those aspects are there; the tropical fruit flavours and the strong, full-bodied “fresh” sensation from when you serve it perfectly chilled. What sets this Verdelho out from the pack, though, is that has a lovely spice/acidity to it, much similar to my favourite Semillon blends. And as with some of my favourite Semillons, this Vedelho and Thai food works wonders, a delicious contrast to the potent Thai flavours that I enjoy.
Some people have written off Verdelho completely as a poor, tasteless man’s white wine - based on the Tamburlaine Verdelho though, I don’t see how. Verdelho is definitely here to stay, and for some value-infused everyday-drinking I’m glad it is! Sure, a lot of the Verdelho I’ve tried since has been sub-par, but it’ll all be worth it if I can find more like this one.
Also did you know the first Australian Verdelho was (supposedly) in Camden? I should investigate this history of wine more closely I think, perhaps in my mouth, especially since it is right around the corner from where I now work! As another side note, glad to see a website that still uses blinking text!
Would I buy this wine again? I’m sure the 2003 vintage is long gone, but I’ll definitely be picking up future vintages from our good organic friends over at Tamburlaine! Also, good to see Tamburlaine wine at Woolworth’s Liquor of late! I should poke my head in for a Vedelho over summer…