Verdelho
| per Bottle | per Case | Bottle (Case) | Members (Case) | Members (Bottle) |
| $20.00 | $222.00 | $18.50 | $192.00 | $16.00 |
At Upper Reach each wine reflects the vintage and our vineyard, thus it was logical to grow Verdelho, a Portuguese grape variety which really suits the Swan Valley's Mediterranean climate.
Having sold out of the 2008 in about February we were really looking forward to the 2009!
Especially Jeni, the Cellar Door manager who's a Verdelho girl from way back...
We're all delighted with the 2009 its a big wine, with wonderful mandarin, sherbet and a long, rich, spicy finish
The Verdelho is all handpicked and produced in small batches, to ensure that each parcel gets exactly the treatment it needs to make the very best Verdelho.
Food Match: What else but Thai style oven baked whole Bream, and yes you're welcome to come down and throw a line in from our river bank, especially if your drinking Verdelho!
Derek (the winemaker) reckons you ought to drink the Verdelho young, but Jeni's planning on ageing her bottles of Verdelho for about four to five years.....................(I'll let you know how successful she is with this!)
You may prefer to download a pdf order form and fax it back to 08 9296 0278
Bottled: 18th May 2009
Bronze Medal: Perth Royal Show 2009
Bronze Medal: Swan Valley Show 2009
Verdelho 2008
The wine that got all of the Perth WIne Media very, very excited!
Right from the beginning the 2008 Verdelho has looked really special. The yield was down 15% on a normal year, which contributed to the really intense, lifted floral aromas of sherbet, passsionfruit and mandarin, leading into the full, richly flavoured palate with a long, luscious finish.
GOLD MEDAL: Perth Royal Show
Trophy Winner: Best Verdelho
TOP Wine: Scoop Summer Edition
I'm delighted to say that the Upper Reach Verdelho stormed home with all the accolades in Scoop Magazine's Summer Tasting!
It was the best wine in the under $20 category, the best wine in the over $20 category and best wine overall!
"The Upper Reach Verdelho is a beauty…just superb…"
"Very intense and powerful verdelho with an imposing array of aromas, including slightly tart mandarin and a little dusty sherbet character. The palate is rich and juicy with a searing acidity sustaining a long finish.
Classic style from the Swan 92/100"
Ray Jordan The West Australian
Food Match: Perfect with Thai or any spicy Asian food.
Take a bottle along to your favourite Thai BYO.
Bottled: 19th May 2008