Wine Library La Pradera Vineyard, Timmons Estate Vineyard
2020 Roussanne – La Pradera Vineyard
95% Roussanne, 5% Marsanne
- Vintage2020
- TypeWhite
- AppellationTexas High Plains AVA
- VineyardLa Pradera Vineyard, Timmons Estate Vineyard
- DrinkDrink now to 2025
- ABV
- 13.9%
- TA
- 5.8 g/L
- pH
- 3.52
- RS
- 0 g/L
- Cases Made
- 1399
- 92 pts Decanter 2021
- Selected TEXSOM International Wine Awards 2021 — Judges' Selection, Best White Wine in Texas
Tasting Notes
Rich straw with a gold tint. Crisp lemon, straw, and brioche on the nose lead into a textured palate of pear, yellow apple, and peach skin. Complete with a stony through line, medium body, and pleasantly long and rustic finish. This wine is most expressive post-decanting.
Winemaking
Direct pressed to sit on skins for 2 hours prior to pressing. Fermented (24 days) and aged in 40% foudre, 15% concrete, and 45% oak barrel for 7 months. Just 10% of the oak barrels were new oak.
Food Pairing
Root vegetables, rustic bread, and rich fish will highlight the earth-tones of this wine.
The Vineyard
AVA: Texas High Plains
La Pradera Vineyards, owned by Mike and Barbara Paddack who reside in Colorado, is managed by Andy and Lauren Timmons who also own and manage Timmons Estate Vineyards in the Texas High Plains. Over 100 acres of vines are planted on the special Amarillo sandy loam soil over limestone, calcareous with high organic matter content, at an altitude that promotes diurnal shift and balanced grapes.
La Pradera Vineyard, Texas High Plains AVA. Age of Vines: 12 years. Soil Type: Amarillo fine sandy loam over limestone base. Elevation: 3,600 ft.