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Australian White Blends > Chardonnay Semillon Verdehlo
This multi blend of Chardonnay Sauvignon Blanc and Verdelho promotes one of the most interesting unique blends which uses an easy going grape the Chardonnay which wants to please everyone. The Chardonnay grapes gives the wine that steely, mineral and salty to one that is fat, buttery, oaky and lightly sweet.
While the Sauvignon Blanc a grape that contains one of the most pungent and powerful of aromas in wine. Flavours of passion fruit, gooseberry, lantana, tomcat ,asparagus, tomato bush and tinned peas are possible, followed on the palate by very zingy crisp acid. Sauvignon Blanc grape makes wines with enough bite and sharpness to accompany quite rich fish dishes as being an obvious choice for seafood. The characteristic acid intensity makes a brilliant match with dishes made with tomato, but the best match of all is Sancerre and local Loire goats' cheese. Try wines from the following regions that are cooler such as Adelaide Hills, South Australia, Margaret River and Great Southern of Western Australia.
This is then blended with Verdelho which is a lot like drinking chardonnay, it is full flavoured with juicy mouthful, often accompanied by the gently drying effect of oak. A few styles, especially those originating in Western Australia, will have a more tropical lift. This makes it quite versatile, suitable for teaming with dishes such as roast chicken or pork, seafood with creamy sauce and potato wedges, barbecued seafood like salmon or swordfish and salads.
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