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Cline Cellars WHITE TRUCK California
Description: At the turn of the 20th century, Oakley was home to a number of Portuguese and Italian immigrants who found many similarities to the Mediterranean climate they had left behind. They planted thousands of acres of orchards and vineyards. Today, a century later, due to the devastation of phylloxera and the encroachment of commercial and residential development, only 600 acres of vineyards remain in this evolving community. Cline Cellars owns and controls 300 of those acres including some of the oldest surviving vines in California. Cline Cellars began when Fred Cline's maternal grandfather, Valeriano Jacuzzi lived in Oakley and inspired him to go on to to U.C. Davis to study agriculture management. After attaining his degree in 1982, Fred returned to Oakley and founded Cline Cellars. There he started producing wines and restoring his grandfather’s ancient vines: today the Zinfandel, Carignane and Mourvedre produced from these vines are some of the most unique and historic wines made in California. In 1991, the winery relocated from Oakley to the Carneros region of Sonoma County. Here Fred pioneered the planting of Rhone varietals including Syrah, Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne. This bright blend is made from four grape varieties: Sauvignon Blanc 55%, Pinot Grigio 25%, Viognier 10% and Chardonnay 10%. The grapes come from the Central Coast, Sonoma County, Contra Costa County and Sacramento County. The Central Coast Chardonnay is grown in soil that is deep and rich and cooling breezes allow it to retain its acid and develop a lovely citrus character. The Sauvignon Blanc is from the Oakley Vineyards and Sonoma vineyards which contributes the gooseberry character. The Pinot Grigio and Viognier vineyards are planted in the sun-drenched vineyards of California’s Sacramento Valley and are watered using 'deficit irrigation' to intensify the grape flavours while they contribute a melon and herbal notes. No oak or malolactic fermentation was used in this blend and as a result this pale yellow coloured wine is bright and fresh exhibiting grapefruit, gooseberry and orange flavours. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £116.52
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