Mollydooker Violinist Verdelho 2006

From March 6, 2007...

I recently paired this wine with skate wings with a lemon-caper sauce on a bed of roasted potatoes, red onions and, yes, asparagus.

The wine is pale straw yellow, very heavy on the glass, with plenty of tears, slowly pouring off the side of the glass. The nose is strong and slightly hot, loaded with lemon grass and sweet creamy butter. The wine slides down easily into your mouth and wraps your tongue on a thick blanket of tropical fruits and spices; peaches and cream, exotic melons, guava, lime, caramel and a touch of nutmeg. A slightly hot spicy finish read more...compliments this intense fruit coctail over a relatively long finish.

This wine was able to stand the asparagus. It was, perhaps, a little bit too overwhealming for the light, delicate, creamy flavor of the skate. I, nonetheless, enjoyed it very much.    (hide)

January 2008

PumpedUpFoodie20 is right on. Excellent at price point.

June 2009

Rating: 92/100 - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 165 on Jun-06

Rating: 92/100 - As reviewed by The Wine Advocate

Rating: 86/100 - As reviewed by Wine Spectator on 11/15/06

No written review

November 2008