With summer having just begun many of us will be heading more and more to the fridge to grab our wine and I would like to urge all of you to try more white blends just like this Chapel Hill il Vescovo this season. Many great Australian wine makers are producing more interesting blends of three or more varieties and the more of them I try the more I find myself wanting them regularly in my collection.
This particular example from Chapel Hill is a unique blend of Savagnin, Verdelho and Roussanne. It has a very light, almost clear colour showing just hints of pale lemon/lime colours. There is citrus in the aroma mixed in with other elements that I failed to place... probably because I am not a botanist like so many other wine writers appear to be. I also didn't want to waste too much time sniffing at the stuff as it drinks too well to stay in my glass all that long. This was a real joy to drink and I really cannot fault it at all.
Chapil Hill il Vescovo 2011 White Wine
Price - $22 from Chapel Hill Wines and assorted retailers
Region - McLaren Vale, South Australia
Final Sip - One of the most enjoyable and well priced white wines I've had in recent times, blend or no blend!
