Wine Library Farmhouse Vineyard
2023 Mourvèdre – Farmhouse Vineyard
100% Mourvèdre
- Vintage2023
- TypeRed
- AppellationTexas High Plains AVA
- VineyardFarmhouse Vineyard
- DrinkIdeal to drink now or hold until 2031
- ABV
- 13.1%
- TA
- 7 g/L
- pH
- 3.70
- RS
- 0.56 g/L
- Cases Made
- 931
Tasting Notes
Well-structured and juicy, this wine leads with a rush of ripe red wild strawberries, raspberry compote and a hint of black cherry skin. The wine is laced by the hallmark fresh herbs, flowers and earth aromas of the Mourvèdre grape at Farmhouse Vineyards. Nearly full-bodied.
Winemaking
Fermented in large oak fermenter for 15 days before a 30-day extended maceration on the skins. Aged in 10% new French oak barrels and 90% neutral oak barrels for 16 months.
Food Pairing
Pair with wild boar sausage and charred brisket. Or, get creative with a spring vegetable latke!
The Vineyard
In 2010 the Seaton & Furgeson brother and sister-in-law combo planted 30 acres of grapevines to add to their collection of acres of cotton, grains, pumpkins, melons and more. Dedicated to warm climate grape varieties, the 8 generations who are currently farming this land in the Texas High Plains champion the idea of wine as a product of honest labor.
Farmhouse Vineyards, Texas High Plains (Terry County). Age of Vines: Average 13 years. Soil Type: Amarillo fine sandy loam. Elevation: 3,300 feet.