Pedernales Cellars Gsm

Description

WINEMAKERS NOTES The 2014 vintage represents the 7th year of our Rhone-style blend incorporating Syrah, Mourvedre, and Grenache from our estate Hill Country vineyard and partner vineyards in Texas. This medium bodied blend brings together the diverse character of these three varieties into a fantastic balance that delivers aromas of raspberry, fennel, mushroom, and molasses. This is a rich red wine with significant oak and a soft finish.WINEMAKING The 2014 GSM incorporates harvests from the Kuhlken Vineyard and Parr Vineyard of the Texas Hill Country. Upon arrival at the winery, the grapes from these vineyards underwent a thorough hand-sorting. Following de-stemming and crush we choose to inoculate with a classic Rhone yeast strain. Fermentation took place primarily in opentop small batch fermenters. Throughout fermentation, the wine was stirred and punched-down by hand. Pressing was done in small batches using a basket press applying only gentle pressure. The wine was then aged for 12 months in predominantly American oak barrels with medium toast from choice coopers including Kelvin and Mistral. In accordance with our philosophy of minimal intervention, our 2014 GSM saw very gentle handling using gravity flow wherever possible and underwent only minimal fining and filtering before bottling in January of 2016. Blending was done for balance and not based on a strict target for varietal proportions. As with each year, we tailor the blend to the specific characteristics of our varietal lots.VINEYARDS The grapes for our Texas GSM are sourced from our family Kuhlken Vineyard as well as several key vineyard partners including Stout Vineyards near Blanco and the Bingham and Reddy Vineyards of the High Plains. We are privileged to work with these top growers who have dedicated themselves to producing only ultra-premium grapes for fine Texas wines. Our family vineyard, in its 19th year of growing, has been the source for many of our past award winning wines and continues to produce some of the best fruit in the state.VINTAGE Our 2014 Vintage here in the Hill Country was fairly representative of the region. A rainy spring gave way to a hot, dry summer. Our estate vineyard crop was diminished in 2014 due to hail, but conditions in the High Plains provided for a balanced crop and excellent source for Mourvedre and Syrah to complete the 2014 blend.”- Pedernales Cellars