The 2012 The Violinist Verdelho has ripe pear, white peach and honeydew aromas with some coriander seed and white pepper hints. Big, ripe, rich and expressive, it has lots of tropical fruit and poached pear flavors with just enough refreshing acid to balance, finishing long. Drink it now to 2015. Botrytis wiped out Mollydooker’s Adelaide Hills and Langhorne Creek vineyards in 2011 yet the top vineyards in McLaren Vale were largely unaffected. The vintage yielded moderate heat, not nearly as hot as the previous vintages, and although the Scooter Merlot could not be made in 2011, other wines in the Mollydooker did not miss a beat.Importer: Bacchus Importers, Dundalk, MD; tel. (410) 484-2700; Mollydooker Wines, www.mollydookerwines.com

Soft, off-dry and aromatic, with wildflower, tangerine peel and tomato leaf overtones to the green pear flavors. Drink now. 3,300 cases made, 2,200 cases imported.??–HS??Region: Australia / McLaren Vale Select to Add