Top 100 wines of Texas - Page 3
Discover the top 100 best wines of Texas as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Texas and the best vintages to taste in this region.
5th US producer with a Mediterranean style suited to the heat. Signature Tempranillo as red: fleshy and fruity with notes of ripe cherry, plum and sweet spices, round tannins. Also dense Tannat, spicy Mourvèdre, juicy Sangiovese, peppery Syrah. Suited aromatic whites: full Viognier (apricot, flowers), saline Vermentino, lively Albariño.
Emblematic Texas Hill Country AVA (3rd largest in the USA, 100+ wineries). Hot, arid climate.
Nervy, saline whites with cutting acidity and enveloping richness, showing aromas of grapefruit, lime, pear, white flowers, fresh almond, fennel and marine iodine notes. Slightly bitter finish. Star of Sardinia (Vermentino di Gallura DOCG), Liguria, coastal Tuscany (Bolgheri) and Corsica. Also in Provence and Languedoc-Roussillon as Rolle. An autochthonous Mediterranean variety.
wines from the region of Texas go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of thai beef curry, thiebou yappe from senegal (rice with lamb) or paupiettes with tomato sauce.
On the nose in the region of Texas often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit or earth.