2023 Billy Button The Delinquent Verduzzo

Rebellious Italian character — and one of the rarest Italian white varieties grown in Australia. A beautifully textured and distinctively structured Alpine Valleys Verduzzo — bright golden and luminous, with stone fruit, honey and citrus zest intensity, apricot and orange blossom and the extraordinary waxy richness, vibrant acidity and rebellious character that makes Verduzzo one of the most exciting and distinctive rare Italian varieties in the Billy Button range.

The Delinquent — Billy Button's personality-driven name for a wine that breaks the rules and challenges expectations. Named one of the Best Alternate Whites of 2025 and Best Value Wine of the Year. From Jo Marsh — one of Australia's most celebrated and pioneering female winemakers. Dual 93-point critical acclaim and outstanding value at $30 (on sale from $35).

93 Points – Halliday Wine Companion | 93 Points – The Wine Front

Named Best Alternate White of 2025 • Named Best Value Wine of the Year

Alpine Valleys, VIC

$30 a bottle (on sale from $35)
The Delinquent • Verduzzo • Billy Button • Alpine Valleys

"The Delinquent — one of the rarest Italian white varieties grown in Australia. Jo Marsh's rebellious Alpine Valleys Verduzzo — named Best Alternate White of 2025 and Best Value Wine of the Year."

About Verduzzo

Verduzzo is an extremely rare Italian white variety native to Friuli-Venezia Giulia in northeastern Italy — one of Italy's most distinctive and characterful white varieties, producing wines of extraordinary waxy richness, stone fruit and honey complexity. In Australia, Verduzzo is vanishingly rare — Billy Button's The Delinquent is one of the only expressions of the variety in the country, and one of the most exciting and distinctive alternative white wines in the Billy Button range. Rebellious, characterful and genuinely delinquent — dual 93-point critical acclaim and named Best Alternate White of 2025.

Tasting Notes

Appearance:
Bright golden with excellent clarity — luminous, rich and inviting.

Aroma:
Complex and rebelliously distinctive with:

• stone fruit, peach and apricot
• honey and orange blossom
• citrus zest and subtle spice
• characteristic waxy richness — the hallmark of great Verduzzo

Alpine Valleys Verduzzo of extraordinary aromatic complexity — the stone fruit and honey richness of the variety at its most distinctive and expressive, with the waxy character and vibrant acidity that defines great Billy Button Verduzzo.

Palate:
Medium to full-bodied with excellent texture and vibrant acidity.
Expect layers of:

• peach, pear and apricot
• lemon and citrus zest
• honey and almond
• characteristic waxy richness and cool-climate precision
• vibrant acidity delivering texture, balance and length

The wine delivers stone fruit richness with waxy complexity, combining Jo Marsh's celebrated winemaking with the Alpine Valleys' extraordinary cool-climate terroir and the rebellious character that defines great Billy Button Verduzzo.

Finish:
Long and satisfying with lingering stone fruit, honey, apricot and the characteristic waxy richness that defines great Verduzzo.

Critical Acclaim & Awards

93pts – Halliday Wine Companion

93pts – The Wine Front

Named Best Alternate White of 2025

Named Best Value Wine of the Year

About Billy Button The Delinquent

Billy Button is one of the Alpine Valleys' most celebrated and distinctive producers, founded by Jo Marsh — one of Australia's most celebrated and pioneering female winemakers, known for her playful, personality-driven label names and her commitment to alternative varieties in the Alpine Valleys of Victoria. Each Billy Button wine gets a personality descriptor — The Groovy, The Versatile, The Delinquent — giving each wine a distinct character and personal touch that sets the label apart. The Delinquent Verduzzo is one of Jo Marsh's most celebrated and distinctive expressions — dual 93-point Alpine Valleys Verduzzo of extraordinary waxy richness, stone fruit complexity and rebellious character, named Best Alternate White of 2025 and Best Value Wine of the Year.

It represents:

• one of the rarest Italian white varieties grown in Australia — dual 93-point Alpine Valleys Verduzzo from one of the country's most celebrated and pioneering female winemakers
• Jo Marsh's delinquent expression of Verduzzo — waxy richness, stone fruit and honey complexity at their most rebellious
• one of the great value propositions in Australian alternative white wine — dual 93-point quality at $30

Wine Details

• Vintage: 2023
• Variety: Verduzzo
• Region: Alpine Valleys, VIC
• Producer: Billy Button
• Winemaker: Jo Marsh
• Serving Temperature: 10–14°C
• Cellaring: Drink now – 2030

Food Pairings

• Rich seafood — lobster, crab, scallops
• Roast chicken with herbs
• Soft and washed-rind cheeses
• Charcuterie and antipasto
• Light desserts — almond tart or panna cotta
• As a sophisticated aperitif

Why We Love It

This is one of the rarest Italian white varieties grown in Australia — dual 93-point Alpine Valleys Verduzzo of extraordinary waxy richness, stone fruit complexity and rebellious character from one of Australia's most celebrated and pioneering female winemakers.
At $30 (on sale from $35), it delivers dual 93-point critical acclaim, Best Alternate White of 2025 and Best Value Wine of the Year recognition at one of the most exceptional prices in Australian alternative white wine.

A must-have for adventurous wine lovers and lovers of rare Italian varieties. Get delinquent.