2022 Artist Blend

A Rhône-style blend that is beautifully layered, complex and comfy. Soft tannins support mild cherry, beef and cocoa flavors on an ultra-smooth texture. - Jim Gordon, JamesSuckling.com Executive Director

Varieties: 32% Syrah, 30% Grenache, 27% Mourvèdre, 11% Tannat. 

Fermented in oak fermenter, stainless steel, and concrete for 15 days. Grenache aged in concrete. All others aged in 16% new French oak barrels and 5% new Eastern European oak barrels for 18 months. 

ABV: 14.3% | pH: 3.67 | TA: 5.80 g/L | RS: 0.68 g/L

Serve at 59°F

a nice steak with bone marrow butter or lamb chop with demi-glace.

AVA: Texas Hill Country

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

Elevation: 1,450 ft. Soil type: Clay loam over limestone. Age of vines: 6 years.