2020 Tannat – Hye Estate Vineyard

"The Hye Estate delivers a fatter wine with more density and creamy textures than the Vintage Press Vineyard Tannat... The 2020 offers bay leaf notes that lift from its ruby-coloured core, nuanced by spiced plums, milk chocolate, and saline minerality. Very fine tannins are crisp, and the finish is long and spicy." - Decanter Wine Review by Jonathan Cristaldi (92 points, August 2024)

Varieties: 100% Tannat

Fermented in 50hl oak fermenter for ten days. Aged in all neutral oak barrels for 25 months. 

ABV: 15.5% | pH: 3.98 | TA: 5.72 g/L | RS: 1.23 g/L

Serve 59°F | Decant

Savory dishes and a tart berry component such as Italian sausage stuffing with blackberry compote.

AVA: Texas Hill Country

Hye Estate was planted in 2012 on seven of the 26 acres of William Chris Vineyards in the city of Hye. Previously home to a family with a generous turkey population, the land is now a uniquely nitrogen-rich, clay-dried river basin over limestone bedrock. Hye Estate has been dedicated since its establishment to the successful grapes in southwest France. 

Elevation: 1,450 ft. Soil: Riverbed, limestone, nitrogen rich. Age of vines: 11 years.