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2010 VERDELHO Terras d'Alter

2010 VERDELHO Terras d'Alter

Grapes: Verdelho  Origin: Portugal, Alentejo
Lea & Sandeman review
This Verdelho has notes of passion fruit and a hint of lime, with ripe tropical flavours, but a bright acidity which stops it from being too exotic or 'fruit salad' like. Quite delicious at the price point.

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I have since seen the technical specification, which tells us that the residual sugar is just 1.2 g/l, so it's bone dry, and acidity is a crisp 5.5 g/l. It is pure fruit and I would suggest it as a very suitable example of the lemon, depth and class of this variety. Funnily enough, there were also examples of Verdelho from Riverina in South East Australia at both Sainsbury's and Laithwaite's tastings this week but they were a bit soft and smudgy and had none of the firm raciness of this Portuguese example - and Verdelho is of course most closely associated with the Portuguese island of Madeira. Unlike most dry white varietal wines, I don't think there is any hurry to drink this one, which would make a refreshing aperitif but should also go well with chicken and especially fish dishes, adding its very own squeeze of lemon.
Jancis Robinson MW OBE - www.JancisRobinson.com
Firm and pungent with fantastic acidity and race. What a great grape variety this is! No hurry to drink this. GV Drink 2011-13 13.5%   16.5
Jancis Robinson MW OBE - www.JancisRobinson.com
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Peter Bright's TERRA d'ALTER wines

We've somewhat taken to Peter Bright's outstanding range of wines from Portugal's Alentejo. They represent such amazing value and offer a charming array of textures and flavours. The whites are all bright and crisp but bursting with fruit, the reds rich and dense but still refreshing. It's hard to pick a favourite...so don't, here's one of each.