Top 100 wines of Texas - Page 6
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.
Discovering the wine region of Texas
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.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Texas
wines from the region of Texas go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of braised (green) cabbage, deer jig or marco polo salad.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Texas
On the nose in the region of Texas often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or microbio and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, tropical fruit or citrus fruit.
