Winery Driftwood Estate - Lone Star Cab

Winery Driftwood EstateLone Star Cab

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Lone Star Cab of Winery Driftwood Estate is a red wine from the region of Texas Hill Country of Texas.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
The Lone Star Cab of the Winery Driftwood Estate is in the top 40 of wines of Texas Hill Country.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Lone Star Cab of Winery Driftwood Estate in the region of Texas often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Driftwood Estate's Lone Star Cab.

Winemaker
Gary Elliot
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Lone Star Cab - 2016
In the top 40 of of Texas Hill Country wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Lone Star Cab - 2014
In the top 40 of of Texas Hill Country wines
Average rating: 411110
Lone Star Cab - 2013
In the top 40 of of Texas Hill Country wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Lone Star Cab - 2010
In the top 40 of of Texas Hill Country wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Lone Star Cab from Winery Driftwood Estate are 2014, 2016, 2013, 2010

Informations about the Winery Driftwood Estate

The winery offers 20 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Texas Hill Country in the region of Texas

The Winery Driftwood Estate is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Texas Hill Country to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Texas
In the top 35000 of of United States wines
In the top 45 of of Texas Hill Country wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Texas Hill Country

The wine region of Texas Hill Country is located in the region of Texas of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine William Chris Vineyards or the Domaine Perissos produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Texas Hill Country are Tempranillo, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Texas Hill Country often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or spices.


The wine region of Texas

Texas is the largest state in the United States of America and one of the most productive viticultural states. Covering 696,000 km² (268,000 square miles) between latitudes 25-36°N, this hot, Dry state is home to a range of mesoclimates suitable for viticulture in the deserts, mountains, lakes and plains of Texas. The main Grape varieties grown in Texas are Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc and (despite the hot conditions) Sauvignon Blanc. Generally speaking, Texas viticulture is divided into three main regions: NorthCentral, Southeast and Trans-Pecos.

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