Uplift Vineyard
2025 Viognier
96% Viognier, 4% Marsanne
- Vintage2025
- TypeWhite
- AppellationTexas Hill Country AVA
- DrinkEnjoy by 2032
- ServeChill to 49°F
- ABV
- 11%
- TA
- 6.28 g/L
- pH
- 3.37
- RS
- 0.51 g/L
- Cases Made
- 50
When to drink it
Drinking at its peak - chill wellEnjoy by 2032
From Claire Richardson, Winemaker
Quickly becoming one of my favorite white wines from Uplift, the 2025 Viognier shows notes of white flowers, peach, apricot, lemon curd, and honey butter on the nose. The palate is fresh yet full, with beautiful weight and a kiss of oak that brings depth and texture.
The Vintage
Significant rainfall in some areas caused our team to stick close to the vines in the early ripening period. Harvest saw sunny, drier, more moderate temperatures that helped extend hang time.
Winemaking
Fermented and aged in concrete egg and 16% new French oak barrels (84% neutral) for 8 months.
Food Pairing
Hamachi scallion hand roll with yuzu kosho and cucumber
The Vineyard
Our 55 planted acres are within the Hoover’s Valley, which runs through the Llano Uplift formation in the Texas Hill Country AVA.
Situated near the banks of the Colorado River, the alluvial soils along with the significant mineral deposits make this a truly unique growing environment. Uplift itself has four distinct soil types, with each planted variety chosen for its suitability to the ground in which it resides: sand, granite, sandy loam and clay.
Viognier Block K: est. 2018, granite soil, rootstock 1103P, S04
Elevation: 860 to 880 feet