Konpira Maru La Douche Tropicale 2025

In their words - 90% Verdelho from the Robert Channon Vineyard in Amiens and 10% Viognier from St Judes Vineyard Ballandean, Granite Belt, QLD.

We still reminisce about this wine's conception. Back in the days when Sam smiled and Alastair was witty, working with Verdelho for the first time in his adopted home in QLD in a XXXX haze. Tasting through bucket loads of local examples and then thinking, yeah, fuck that, let's do the opposite.

Many would say stupid, something we were all to use to (fair enough really), but for us it just made sense. Such a beautifully aromatic variety with high acid and more than enough tropical punch to deal with some oxidative handling.