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Knappstein Clare Valley Riesling, 2021
750ml
$19.99
+CRV
Mix 6 for $17.99 each
*Price, vintage and availability may vary by store.
*Price, vintage and availability may vary by store.
Product Highlights
James Suckling-Australia - Clare Valley - "Attractive, fresh and crisp apple and lime, as well as sliced pear, gentle spice and minerals. Some florals, too. The palate has a fresh, fine and juicy feel…Long acidity holds the finish."
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Product Details
OVERVIEW
Geography
The Clare Valley is a gem of an appellation within the great expanse of South Australia wine country. Beautiful and diverse, the region actually comprises a group of small, elevated valleys north of Adelaide and the Barossa Valley. Clare Valley Cabernet and Shiraz are the area’s most successful red varieties. In some sections of Clare Valley, cooled by ocean breezes from the south, Riesling is grown with great success, producing dry and ageworthy white wines.
Varietal / Type
High-quality German Riesling, Alsace Riesling and Riesling wines from select U.S. regions are some of the world’s great wines. Because Riesling is rarely made with oak or blended with other grapes, its dry wines showcase the varietal’s pure green apple, citrus and peach flavors with bright and refreshing acidity; sweeter versions offer unique flavors of tropical fruit, honey, spice, smoke and sometimes even a hint of petrol.
In Germany, where the variety originates, Riesling wine labels indicate five different sweetness categories: Kabinett (dry to off-dry), Spätlese (sweet), Auslese (sweeter), Beerenauslese (very sweet) and Trockenbeerenauslese (super sweet). Winemakers in nearby Alsace, France, are known more for their dry Riesling wines.