2012 Estate Cuvée, Bending Branch Estate Vineyard
The very best of the Bending Branch Winery Estate Vineyard. Dry, full-bodied, balanced.
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2012
Varietal
Red Blend
Appellation
Texas Hill Country
Vineyard Designation
Bending Branch Estate Vineyards
Sugar
21 to 24 brix at harvest
pH
3.3 to 3.8 at harvest
Aging
24 months in 50% new American oak barrels
Fermentation
50% Regular Fermentation, 50% Cryo-Maceration
Alcohol %
13.8
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Bold black fruit and cracked pepper flavors with an essence of rosemary and eucalyptus.
Awards
Silver, Texas Class Champion, 2016 Houston Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition
Vineyard Notes
Eckrant-Comfort gently undulating loam; Hilltop Block at 1630 feet elevation
Winemaker Notes
Hand sorted fruit fermented, whole berry fermentation in open-top half-ton bins. Three hand punch-downs daily.
Production
150 cases produced