Robert Channon – Verdelho 2022
When you think of Queensland Australia. You think sunshine, beaches, and rainforests. You do not think wineries. It’s a little-known fact that in southwest Queensland has a world class wine region. On a recent holiday, I took the opportunity to visit it again. I found the 2022 Robert Channon Verdelho which was a real delight.
I had written before that Verdelho was a favorite wine for me. The Robert Channon Verdelho certainly didn’t disappoint, at all.
This 2022 Verdelho was picked up as a travel wine. Just something I could throw into a hotel fridge and enjoy when I wanted.
However, it had complex tones and tropical fruit flavors pushed its way through. Sometimes it’s fun to try things you never would in places you never would normally try them. This is one of those times. Worked out well.
About the Verdelho grape variety
Verdelho is a white wine grape originally grown throughout Portugal. It was associated with the island of Madeira and also gives its name to one of the four main types of Madeira wine. At the turn of the 20th century, it was the most widely planted white grape in Madeira
Verdelho made its way to Australia in the 1820s and very quickly gained popularity. It was a similar weight to an unoaked chardonnay.
Robert Chandon Verdelho From The Bottle
At Robert Channon Wines we make wines from our own handpicked grapes, grown in our own vineyard at Amiens.
Our altitude of nearly 950 meters makes our winery and vineyard one of the highest in Australia and creates the Granite Belt’s cool climate that is unique in Queensland. It combines with our granite soils to produce outstanding wines.
The Guff
Details: 12 % Alcohol, Scew top
Tasted: May 2024
Best Drinking: With any white meat dish. But is also beautiful on a summery afternoon.
Score: 16.5 /20
Region: Granite Belt, Qld
Buy From: Local Cellar Door.
Comments: A great wine to find in a small regional town in Queensland. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a decent white wine and lovers of Verdelho.
