Wine Library Uplift Vineyard
2023 Uplift Vineyard Blend
44% Aglianico, 30% Montepulciano, 26% Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vintage2023
- TypeRed
- AppellationTexas Hill Country AVA
- VineyardUplift Vineyard
- DrinkDrink now to 2033
When to drink it
Drinking wellDrink now to 2033
- ABV
- 13.3%
- TA
- 7.22 g/L
- pH
- 3.75
- RS
- 0.55 g/L
- Cases Made
- 615
Tasting Notes
This wine is slow to open fully, but once it does, sweet tobacco, soft cedar, and red rose wade in aromas of plush red and purple fruit. The palate is taut, mildly tart, balanced by soft medium tannins - begging for food. Dry, supple, and nicely medium bodied. Well layered.
Winemaking
Varieties: 44% Aglianico, 30% Montepulciano, 26% Cabernet Sauvignon
Fermented in oak fermenters for an average of 15 days. Aged in 10% new French oak barrels and 90% neutral oak barrels for 24 months.
ABV: 13.3% | pH: 3.75 | TA: 7.22 g/L | RS: 0.55 g/L
Serve at 59°F | Decant
Food Pairing
rich, fatty pasta dishes such as a lamb bolognese, and semi-firm cheeses like young Ossau Iraty.
The Vineyard
AVA: Texas Hill Country
Formerly Hoover Valley Vineyard, this site was renamed to represent the spirit of our industry and the ancient geographic feature known as the Llano Uplift. This feature was born of magmatic eruption and erosion that, over time, exposed the pink granite "dome." The 55 acres, planted with 13 different southern French and Italian grape varieties, were planted amongst the granite starting in 2013.
Uplift Vineyard, Burnet County, Texas Hill Country AVA. Age of Vines: 10 years. Soil Type: Decomposed granite with sandy loam pockets, and mineral. Elevation: 860-880 ft.