2020 Artist Blend

Cinnamon-spiced cherry, red and black plum make way to thyme, cedar, coffee, and fresh florals. The palate balances with a tart raspberry and mineral. Full-bodied.

Fermented separately in large format oak fermenter. Aged separately in a combination of 20% new French and E. European oak barriques for 20 months.

Varieties: 35% Syrah, 33% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre, 2% Tannat - 100% Vintage Press Vineyard

Tech Specs: Alcohol: 13.6 
Serving Temperature: 59 ̊F | Decant
Drinking Window: Now to 2030

Triple cream cheese with mustard seed relish and a game sausage with black pepper.

Texas Hill Country AVA

Vintage Press Vineyard, Gillespie County

In 2016 Doug Wilcox planted 12 acres of the varietals used in the Artist Blend, just a stones' throw from Hye in Stonewall, Texas. The Texas Hill Country is the largest designated grape-growing region in Texas, spanning 9 million acres. It is home to some of the oldest soils and subsoils in the United States.

Vintage Press Vineyard, Gillespie County. In 2016 Doug Wilcox planted 12 acres of the varietals used in the Artist Blend, just a stone's throw from Hye in Stonewall, Texas. The Texas Hill Country is the largest designated grape-growing region in Texas, spanning 9 million acres. It is home to some of the oldest soils and subsoils in the United States.