CARBONIC MACERATION; RASPBERRY, STRAWBERRY,ORANGE PEEL, MOSSY FOREST, FUZZY FEELINGS, UMAMI TSUNAMI.

THIS TEMP NUEVO HAS BECOME ONE OF AUSTIN WINERY'S CORE WINES. HIGHLY SEASONAL, THEY CAN NEVER SEEM TO MAKE ENOUGH OF IT.

UNCONVENTIONALLY APPLIED TO TEMPRANILLO, THEY PUT THESE PICKS THROUGH CARBONIC MACERATION FOR 10 DAYS. THEY TAKE THE EXTRA TIME AND COST TO HAND-HARVEST THIS VINEYARD BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT ON QUALITY. ADDITIONALLY, CARBONIC MACERATION REQUIRES UNBROKEN BERRIES AND FRUIT ON STEM. THEIR SIGN TO CRUSH IS WHEN A SIGNIFICANT VOLUME OF BERRIES START BURSTING FROM INTERNAL GAS BUILD UP! THEY LIGHTLY FOOT CRUSHED IMMEDIATELY STARTED PRESSING, RESULTING IN AS SOFT A BODY AS YOU CAN GET OUT OF TEMPRANILLO.

THE FINISHED WINE IS BOTH UNCONVENTIONAL IN PROFILE BUT CONSISTENT. EVERY VINTAGE OF TEMPRANILLO NUEVO TAKES ON DEEP UMAMI NOTES BEHIND HEAVY ORANGE PEEL AND MULLED REDBERRY FLAVORS. 

Farming  : Organic

Winemaking : Hand-Picked Grapes | Native Yeast Fermentation | Unfined | Unfiltered | Carbonic Maceration | Vegan

Region: High Plains, Texas

Grape : Tempranillo

Alcohol : 12%