Wine Details
Ratings
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Grape varieties
Riesling
Region
Clare Valley is situated 130 km north of Adelaide in South Australia. It was named by Irish settlers for its resemblance to the lovely green County Clare back home. The Valley, 35 km in length and 5-10 km wide, is made up of five sub-regions: Clare, Sevenhill, Watervale, Polish Hill River and Auburn. It is an area producing premium wine, including Australia’s finest Riesling. It’s also excellent for Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Semillon and Malbec, though Chardonnay, Grenache and Sauvignon Blanc are also successful here.
Clare Valley has a continental climate, with relatively low humidity meaning a low incidence of fungal disease, and is one of Australia’s coolest wine-growing regions. Soils vary here, from the terra rossa red topsoil over limestone in the Watervale district to broken slate in Polish Hill River.
Style
Zingy, fresh, fruity Sauvignon Blanc style wines. High on acidity, big on flavour.
Can be either full of gooseberries, green apples, grassy aromas or more subtle, tropical passion fruit flavours.
The New Zealand style tends to be more intense than the mineral, stony style you’ll find in Sancerre & Pouilly Fume – the home of the Sauvignon Blanc grape in Loire, France. Look out for Chilean Sav Blancs for good value for money.
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