2018 Estate Souzão, Lost Pirogue Vineyard
One of only a few teinturier grape varieties, Souzão thrives in the Texas Hill Country where a single acre of vines produces this assertive and complex wine.
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2018
Appellation
Texas Hill Country
Vineyard Designation
Lost Pirogue Vineyard
Harvest Date
August 3, 2018
Sugar
23.6 brix
pH
3.49
Aging
33 months in American and French oak
Fermentation
Whole berry fermentation
Bottling Date
May 2021
Alcohol %
13.1
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Tart blueberry and black currant fruit, and spicy licorice are balanced against firm notes of slate and earthy rhubarb
Vineyard Notes
Lost Pirogue Vineyard is farmed by Bruce and Jana Colgate in Center Point, Texas.
Production Notes
172 cases produced
Food Pairing Notes
Roasted beets vinaigrette with fresh goat cheese, caramelized onion and anchovy tart, wine-braised beef short ribs, lamb gyro with rosemary, bacon wrapped quail skewers
Production
Cryo-Maceration