With soft openings since July, this tucked
away jewel located north of Bertram is going to stand out as a top quality fine
wine destination in the northern Texas Hill Country. Jerry and Janis
Horne’s path to a winery career began many years ago with a casual conversation
and visits to California wineries. That passion and love for what they do has
matured into a beautiful estate vineyard and wine tasting room. The vineyard
itself has been a work-in-progress for that last two years. They
currently have about seven acres (hmm, seven again…) of grape vines with a mix
of Mourvèdre , Tannat, Vermentino, Alicante Bouschet and Souzao
planted. Tasting some of the grapes from the Souzao vines was an ‘OH
MY’ and then some experience! Bob Young and Ron Yates are some of the
winemakers helping them out on their first start. Current wine
selections have grapes sourced from California and Texas. For the
whites, the 2017 Chardonnay (Lodi) is aged in stainless still and exhibits
great minerality, good acids, and a clean crisp taste! For reds, 2017 Mourvedre
is sourced from the Texas High Plains AVA and shows off some great earthy notes.
If you like Zinfandel, then you’ll do somersaults over this Lodi 40+ year
old-vine 2016 vintage. It smooths out quite well with lingering notes of
jam. Got Alicante Bouschet? 7 Creeks does with their 2017
High Plains release. The garnet color is wonderful to gaze at with a touch of
leather aftertaste. Don’t forget to also try their Alta Mesa AVA sourced
Souzao. If you love red wines and appreciate great meat parings, the
2015 Souzao vintage will have you hooked! Scheduled for release in
the fall, will be a Tannat, a Muscat Blend, and a superb Syrah Rose’….worth a
return trip! And what’s a quality wine tasting with the bubbles? The 2014
Cuvée Blanc de Blanc is sourced from Lodi Chardonnay and made in the “Méthode
Champenoise” way. You can taste the greatness in every bubble! With
some nice estate homes being built nearby, as well as, proximity to the booming
Liberty Hill area, wine traffic will not be a problem here. Stop by
and enjoy their great hospitality!
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