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Opens with lovely nose of sweet, ripe lemon blossom and white peach notes underpinned with apricot, melon and orange marmalade notes. Fleshy and round on entry, but amply structured around a pretty, schisty minerality that leads to a clean, pure, tangerine driven finish with a kiss of white pepper. An incredibly versatile wine, feel confident serving this as an aperitif on its own or pairing it wine with anything from cheese, roasted chicken, and pork to seafood and spicy Asian cuisine.
- Vintage
- 2017
- Appellation
- Clarksburg
- Grape
- Gruner Veltliner
- Alcohol by Volume
- 13.5%
- Cases Produced
- 1000
- Drink/hold
- Now through 2023
- Release Email
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A crisp and dry white wine with origins in Austria, Gruner is known for its food pairing versatility and refreshing acidity. It's rarely planted outside of Austria, but California’s Clarksburg AVA features a microclimate and alluvial/riverbed soil structure perfect for growing this varietal – cool maritime breezes from the bay make for warm summer days and cool evenings usually about 10 degrees lower than Napa Valley just to the north. Produced by a family owned winery in Clarksburg dating back to the early 1900s, Lot 635 is fermented in stainless steel and aged on light lees for texture – a delicious Californian expression of an Austrian classic.
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Donald
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6/11/2019
$10 - really?
Good example of this grape at a spectacular price.
Jeff
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5/30/2019
Nice value white
I had never had this varietal before so I wasn't sure what to expect. It is very light and a good refreshing white to enjoy cold on a hot afternoon at a great price.
Barbara
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5/20/2019
Love at first pairing
At first I found this wine a bit underwhelming. A little to lite for my taste. Then I had it with some smoked salmon! Wow! Love at first pairing. It just came alive like a summer love!! This will definitely be on my summer list. I don't think I would care for it as much with heavier winter meals.
lori
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5/17/2019
Crisp and refreshing!
This is my second round with this wine - I really enjoy it! Easy drinking, pleasant aroma, crisp and light.
Harry
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5/15/2019
Patio perfect
This varietal is hard to find where I live. Although it may not be the winner when compared with some Austrian GV's, this is definitely crossing the finish line in the leading group. Bright color, herbal nose, refreshing mineral tang on the finish. This wine begs for veggies, fish and most any summer snack you might want to pair it with. And what a value . . .
Laurie
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5/10/2019
Greuner Veltliner
We always liked this dry white when we lived in Germany, and the Austrians put it in liter bottles! The Cameron Hughs selection was pretty true to the taste we remember, so we are glad to be able to get it at such a reasonable price.
Karen
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5/9/2019
We liked it
This was our first time trying this varietal. Was happy to see Cameron had sourced one. Very enjoyable, light and versatile for summertime.
BRIAN
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5/5/2019
Nice, different
I liked it, my wife not so much. Dry, nice back of the mouth feel, citrus.
Donald
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5/4/2019
Good mid-level GV
Not as good as some of the Austrian ones, but they've had many decades of practice. The price is right, and its a good introduction to this versatile (goes with many food types) wine.
Natalie
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5/4/2019
Love this wine
As always, I love this Gruner Veltliner, it is a great value at this price!