REGION:
South Australia, 2011
VITICULTURE & WINEMAKING:
The grapes for this wine were sourced from premium growers in the Riverland region. Soils are predominantly red sandy loam over limestone, on gently undulating east west ridges.
The 2011 Vintage was cool, drought breaking rains in spring lead to minimal requirement for irrigation, good crops being set and substantial canopies which would be needed to ripen the fruit to perfection. This cooler year has been great for aromatic varietal expression, especially with the fruit dominant varieties such as this Verdelho. Longer than usual grape maturation resulted in a relatively late harvest starting in March.
Picked late at night to harvest the grapes as cold as possible the grapes were transported to the winery and pressed using modern membrane tank presses. After cold settling the clear juice was carefully racked to cooled fermentation tanks and inoculated with selected yeasts. Cool fermentation was followed by minimal handling filtration and bottling at the Angove Estate.
WINEMAKERS’ NOTES:
Medium straw colour with some distinguished green hues. Aromas of ripe tropical fruits mingled with gooseberry dominate the nose. On the palate flavours of ripe exotic fruit, pineapples, lychee and passionfruit abound with a good length and soft clean finish.
Enjoy this wine with a variety of dishes from white fleshed seafood, oysters and goats cheese through to light meats such as chicken, pork or veal.
TECHNICAL:
Varieties: Verdelho
Alcohol: 13.5% alc/vol
Total Acidity: 6.3 gms/l
Residual Sugar: 0.7 gms/l
Weekend Gold Coast Bulletin - Lindsay Saunders - 06.08.11
“Anything this good under $10 gets the big thumbs up. There’s tropical fruit on the nose with pineapple and passionfruit on the palate and a good solid finish, if slightly tart. This white would be a perfect summer drop, but why wait?”
Quaff 2010 - Peter Forrestal
The Best Wines in Australia Under $15 - Pretty Good
'This has restrained aromatics but attractive, smooth texture that is clean, fresh and lively: nice, easy drinking.'
James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2010 - 87 Points
4 Stars
'Clean, vibrant and slightly green-fruited bouquet; a little tart on the finish, but clean and good value for the money.'
Paddy Kendler's Top 20 Brands Guaranteed To Deliver On Taste - Herald Sun - 30.12.08 - Page 27 - LONG ROW RANGE
Angove's offers the dependable budget brand Butterfly Ridge, as well as the Nine Vines and Vineyard Select ranges, but Long Row is my pick of the pack. Chardonnay and sauvignon blanc are invariably huge value and shiraz and cabernet sauvignon over-deliver on quality at a modest price.
Quaff 2009, The Best Wines in Australia Under $15 - Peter Forrestal
Rated - 'Bloody Good'
Shortlist Best White Wine under $10 Award
'There's a lot to like about this vibrant varietal. It has floral aromas with a touch of talc, soft, round, concentrated, ripe, sweet tropical flavours, a hint of musk, and a lingering aftertaste.'
Sunday Times - Peter Forrestal - 9.11.08
An ideal summer drop: floral, with concentrated, ripe, tropical-fruit flavours, a hint of musk and a crisp, clean, lingering finish. Soft and attractive.
James Halliday Wine Companion On Line - October 2008
Angove Long Row Verdelho 2008 - 87 points
"Clean, vibrant and slightly green fruited bouquet. A little tart on the finish but cealn good value for the money."
Winestate River Regions & Riverina Tasting - Sept/Oct 2008
Lovely varietal expression - it smells and tastes like a tropical fruit punch.
Sydney Morning Herald - Greg Duncan Powell - 7.6.08
Good Verdelho is not highbrow wine. This is an example. Tropical, guava-ish with a large dollop of mid palate sweetness and a sub-$10 price tag. It suits heavy refrigeration and unthinking drinking.
Mount Barker Courier - Ross Noble - 28.5.08
A companion wine, just ideal with fish'n' chips, is the Angove's Long Row Verdehlo 2007. It picked up two trophies at regional shows and is juicy and flavoursome with fruit salad flavours.
Money Magazine - Peter Forrestal - January 2008
Long Row Verdelho 2007
'I judged this little gem at the Riverina Show where it won a trophy for the Riverland's Angove's - Quaff Winery of the Year. There's heaps of pure ripe tropical fruit flavours, vibrance and succulence before a clean, crisp finish that lingers. A hedonist's bargain.'
Aust Wine Industry Journal Tasting - October 07
"The panel chose three wines from the line-up that stood out as good examples of Verdelho. These wines were Angove's Long Row 2007 Verdelho....."
Jeremy Oliver - The Australian Wine Annual 2008
Long Row Range named in Top 10 Bargain Wines
In his comments Jeremy noted " One of Australia's largest family owned wine producers, Angove's, is also emerging as one of our quiet achievers. I am particularly impressed with its winemaking attitude, which is to attempt to create the most elegant and balanced wine possible, regardless of the ultimate price of the finished product. The results are seen in the freshness and perhaps unexpected finesse of the Vineyard Select range, as well as the sheer value for money found under the Long Row label."
Quaff 2008 - The Best Wines in Australia under $15 - Peter Forrestal
2007 Long Row Verdelho - Rated "Good"
"This is an excellent example of a warm-climate verdelho: it's fruity, clean and fresh, with ripe sweet juicy fruit - very tropical."
2011 Vintage, Riverland Wine Show 2011 - Bronze
2010 Vintage, Royal Hobart Wine Show 2010, Bronze
2009 Vintage, Adelaide Wine Show 2009, Bronze
2009 Vintage, Rutherglen Wine Show 2009, Bronze
2008 Vintage, Decanter Wine Awards 2009, Bronze
2008 Vintage, Hobart Wine Show 2008, Silver
2008 Vintage, Perth Wine Show 2008, Bronze
2008 Vintage, Royal Queensland Wine Show 2008, Bronze
2007 Vintage, Aust Inland Wine Show 2007, Silver
2007 Vintage, Aust Inland Wine Show 2007, "Riverland Wine Region Trophy"
2007 Vintage, Perth Wine Show 2007, Bronze
2007 Vintage, Riverina Wine Show 2007, Gold & Trophy
2007 Vintage, Brisbane Wine Show 2007, Bronze
REGION:
2009, Riverland, South Australia
VITICULTURE & WINEMAKING:
The 2009 Vintage was relatively cool, the exception being a short heatwave in February. This cooler year has been great for aromatic varietal expression, and a general lack of disease pressure has allowed us to harvest the fruit at optimal ripeness. White varieties also benefited from a juicy natural acidity contributing to excellent palate weight and flavour persistence overall.
Picked late at night to harvest the grapes as cold as possible the grapes were then transported to the winery and pressed using modern membrane tank presses. After cold settling the clear juice was carefully racked to cooled fermentation tanks and inoculated with selected yeasts. Cool fermentation was followed by minimal handling filtration and bottling at the Angove winery.
WINEMAKERS' NOTES:
This wine is a medium straw colour with some distinguished green hues. Ripe tropical fruits mingled with some kiwi fruit dominate the nose. Flavours of ripe exotic fruit are evident on the palate and pineapples, lychee and banana flavours abound with a good length and soft clean finish. Enjoy this wine with a variety of dishes from white fleshed seafood, oysters and goats cheese through to light meats such as chicken, pork or veal.
TECHNICAL:
Variety: Verdelho
Alcohol: 13.5% alc/vol
Total Acidity: 6.0 gms/L
Residual Sugar: 3.0 gms/L