Powell & Son - Kleinig Greenock Mataro 2017 (750ml) Clairette Blanche

Powell & Son - Kleinig Greenock Mataro 2017 (750ml) Clairette BlancheThe Kleinig clone of Mataro is locally known as the great original Mataro clone brought over from Europe two centuries ago. Many of the renowned Mataro vineyards throughout the Barossa have been planted from cuttings of this original clone, as was our old vine Mataro vineyard in Greenock. Greenock is an ideal sub region for producing Mataro wines. The combination of its red clay and ironstone outcrops as well as highly alkaline calcareous subsoils

and hints of nuts

fermented in small stainless steel tanks

A solid chard with sliced cooked apple

the wine is well-balanced

Definitely already approachable – in fact it tastes as though it would already have been pretty nice last year

light cap management

A blend of some of the best parcels from the Mount Langi Ghiran property

plums and pomegranate

Aplanta is proof that “it takes a village

A full representation of the Willamee Valley’s soil types is on display with one volcanic vineyard

but with the promise of more to come

allowing for full flavor development and phenolic maturity in the skins of the Sauvignon Blanc berries