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Verdelho Original 2019

R640.00

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“Is it Verdelho Verdelho or Verdelho Gouveio?” the answer might well be “it is Verdelho Verdejo”. Confused? You should be. Many people believe that they have tasted Verdelho, but few have. Gouveio (aka Godello) was for several years wrongly identified as Verdelho generating this huge confusion. Verdelho, Gouveio and Verdejo are 3 distinct grape varietals, often confused. This is the Original Verdelho, the one grown on the islands, the one with the mineral taste.

– Antonio Maçanita – Winemaker

Region:
Açores

Grape Varieties:
100% Verdelho

Ratings:
91 Points – Robert Parker

Tasting Notes:
Mineral and salty attack, it has the grape varietals and Azorean Terroir matrix, but with a much more exuberant, tropical aroma of the Azorean pineapple and passion fruit, fresh fruit with acidity.

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