2020 Alicante Bouschet, Newsom Vineyards
Savor Bending Branch Winery’s first release of rich and decadent Alicante Bouschet. Alicante Bouschet is a teinturier grape which means the flesh is red instead of clear like most wine grapes. Lovers of rich, fruit-forward red wines will be delighted. Originally cultivated as a blending grape, Alicante Bouschet is known for producing deep, dark, inky wines when used alone.
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2020
Varietal
Alicante Bouschet
Appellation
Texas High Plains
Harvest Date
August 15, 2020
Sugar
24.2 brix
pH
3.79
Aging
More than 24 months
Fermentation
Whole berry fermentation in open-top containers
Bottling Date
June 2024
Alcohol %
15.3
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Notes of black pepper, blackberry cobbler, leather, cherry pipe tobacco, black plum
Vineyard Notes
Three generations of the Newsom family farm grapes for Bending Branch Winery on their land near Plains, Texas. Their fruit is consistently among the very best in Texas. 3,700 ft elevation with sandy, red clay loam soils over caliche limestone.
Food Pairing Notes
Cedar plank salmon, Wagyu ribeye, bison burger, black pepper bacon BLT with avocado and aioli, Texas brisket, teriyaki chicken, carne asada, grilled vegetables
Production
91 cases