The unusually cold summer of 2008 coaxed more nose out of the Hunter Valley Verdelho’s than we have experienced in the recent drought years.

Fast, cold handling of the fruit has resulted in a lifted nose of passionfruit and gooseberries.

There is good palate weight and the wine gives the brief illusion of sweetness before the acid kicks in and finishes it off dry.

A wine to get stuck into now with some Thai food.