Verdeca

I tried this white the other day; a Verdeca del Salento IGT 2013 from Rosa del Golfo. Although it sounds like a varietal, it is actually only 90% Verdeca, with 10% Chardonnay. Although Verdeca can ba a synonym of Verdicchio, this grape is not related to those other grapes. This Verdeca is an indigenous Italian white wine grape mainly grown in the Emilia-Romagna (Colli Piacentini) and Apulia where the grape is thought to originate. Varietal Verdeca can be minerally (even flinty) tending to high acidity and vegetal notes especially when under-ripe. The wine itself was a lemon yellow, with a slightly crisp almond nose. The palate was soft and fruity with a soft acid backbone in support.