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Viticultural & vinification notes		Winemakers comments
Vintage conditions	A great vintage for white wine in Southern Margaret River as it escaped much of the summer heat.	Colour Nose     Palate	Light Straw A pungent fruit salad and bubblegum aroma with hints of spice and banana. The wine has an intense sweet fruit palate of ripe nectarine and tropical fruits typical of the variety with hints of spice and white peach. The wine has great acidity and length with a slightly oily texture that compliments spicy food perfectly
Vineyard	Three Hills Karridale Hand pruned to rods Hand picked
Grape variety	Verdelho
Maturation	Stainless steel and bottle under cork
Wine analysis	Alc/Vol: 13.5 % Acidity: 6.5 g/l pH: 3.24 Residual Sugar: 1.1g/l

Verdelho hails from Madeira but was introduced into Western Australia by the early settlers. It has been a mainstream grape in this state ever since.
Verdelho is capable of producing distinctive dry wines as well as luscious sweet and fortified styles. Even at high sugar levels, the natural tendency is to retain a healthy acidity in the grapes. This makes for healthy ferments and sparkling fruit flavours and a wine that cellars well, improving as it gets older. It is a great grape for warm climates but by virtue of its early ripening habit adapts well to cooler areas.
Verdelho is not an easy grape to grow because of its susceptibility to powdery mildew. If one relaxes ones vigilance it will reveal the problem faster than the roses that are occasionally planted at the end of vine rows for that purpose.