Wine Library Uplift Vineyard
2022 Roussanne – Texas Hill Country
77% Roussanne, 23% Marsanne
- Vintage2022
- TypeWhite
- AppellationTexas Hill Country AVA
- VineyardUplift Vineyard
- DrinkDrink now to 2030
When to drink it
Drinking at its peak - chill wellDrink now to 2030
Last tasted April 2025, from bottles kept at 58 to 59°F and out of the light. A bottle stored warmer will be further along than this.
- ABV
- 12.3%
- TA
- 5 g/L
- pH
- 3.38
- RS
- 0.46 g/L
- Cases Made
- 103
Tasting Notes
This wine really shows off its Marsanne. The intense aromatics are floral and white peachy, with Roussanne's lemon curd and cream notes, and whisps of hay. The palate is nutty, with a refreshing through-line, medium body, and age-worthiness in the structure.
Winemaking
Fermented in small neutral French oak barrels. Aged in 100% neutral French oak barrels for a short 7 months before bottling.
Food Pairing
Pair with rich seafoods with butter, a squeeze of lemon, and even squash soup, chicken or pork dishes.
The Vineyard
Uplift Vineyard, Texas Hill Country. Formerly Hoover Valley Vineyard, renamed to represent the spirit of our industry, as well as the ancient geographical feature called the Llano Uplift that it is located on. This feature is a product of magmatic eruption and then erosion that exposed the hardened granite and mineral beneath, which appear uplifted as a result. These 55 acres of southern French and Mediterranean grape varieties were planted in the Hoover's Valley in 2013.
Uplift Vineyard, Texas Hill Country. Age of Vines: 9 years. Soil Type: Decomposed granite with sandy loam pockets, and mineral. Elevation: 860-880 ft.