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Thorn-Clarke, Eden Trail Riesling

South Australia, Australia 2018 (750mL)
Regular price$18.00
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Thorn-Clarke, Eden Trail Riesling

Not everyone drinks or let alone knows about Australian Riesling, but Thorn Clarke has been on a mini-crusade to change that. A perfect candidate for a blind tasting, these wines are laser beams filled with lime, crushed talc, green apple, and blossoms. Once you have one, you'll forever remember and will find yourself buying it again—with values like this, it's hard to pass up! 

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Australia

Southern Australia

Eden Valley

Eden Valley is immediately east of Barossa, but its vineyards climb to altitudes that can exceed 500 meters in some places, resulting in much cooler growing conditions. This is critical for preserving acidity in white grapes, and the traditional style of Eden/Clare Valley Riesling is high in acidity and bone-dry, to put it mildly.

Western Australia

Margaret River

The coastal vineyards of Margaret River, cooled by Indian Ocean currents, are known for Chardonnays with plenty of acidity to match their deep fruit concentration. They are intensely citrusy in character, somewhere between Burgundian and Californian in style, and consistently show well in blind tastings when mixed in with French and American renditions.

Southern Australia

Coonawarra

Much like Margaret River to the west, Coonawarra is often compared to Bordeaux because of its proximity to the Southern Ocean, but there’s a critical difference—the distinctive terra rossa soils of Coonawarra, a mix of clay/loam that is rich in iron oxide over a limestone base.

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