Winemaker's Notes

 

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HARVEST DATE

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OAKING:

Signature Rhone

2004

August-September 2003

12.6%

0.63(As Tartaric)

3.56

.23

24.1

Rhone Red

85° Degrees F (Temp.)

8 MONTHS in two year old French OAK

UPC Number: 0-88596-10916

750 ML Bottles/Case: 12

Weight LBS/Case: 35.9

Cases/Pallet: 70

Cases/Tie: 14

Ties/Pallet: 5


NOTES:  This Texas Rhone style red is a blend of five Rhone varieties grown in our Texas vineyards: 39% Carignane , 27% Syrah, 17% Mourvedre, 12% Grenache and 5% Viognier. This is a delicate wine with a spicy perfumed aromatics with underlying expression of cassis in mouth flavor. Tannins are soft, exhibiting a light to medium body. This Rhone Style Red is a very nice example of the influence that our Texas soil has on the character of a wine.

Llano's Signature Rhone exhibits the spicy flavor of our region, making it a particularly fine wine to serve with food. Try with chicken tacos, roasted sweet peppers and cumin rice, or Santa Fe-styled enchiladas with chili. This wine is quite flavorful if served at room temperature, but don't hesitate to enjoy the fruitier characteristics it exudes when chilled.