Cinsault
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled pork chops, roasted duck, charcuterie board
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the wind-swept, high-altitude terroir of the Texas High Plains, this Cinsault represents the pioneering spirit of Texas viticulture. While the McPherson name is celebrated globally, in the Lone Star State it represents a legacy of innovation, where winemakers recognized that Mediterranean and Rhône Valley varieties are uniquely suited to the hot, dry days and sandy loam soils of West Texas. Cinsault, traditionally a blending grape in Southern France, takes center stage in this bottling. It is crafted in a style that emphasizes freshness and elegance, utilizing gentle fermentation techniques and neutral aging to preserve the grape's signature bright red fruit, wild herb, and soft spice characteristics.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 2000 by winemaker Kim McPherson and opened within a converted 1930s Coca-Cola bottling plant in Lubbock's Depot District in 2008, McPherson Cellars honors the pioneering legacy of Dr. Clinton 'Doc' McPherson, a founding father of modern Texas viticulture. Sourcing fruit almost entirely from the wind-swept Texas High Plains AVA, the estate champions warm-climate cultivars uniquely adapted to the region's semi-arid, continental climate, sandy clay loam soils, and high elevations above 3,000 feet. Diurnal shifts preserve vibrant natural acidity, counteracting intense summer heat. Embracing a philosophy of planting to the land rather than mimicking Burgundian or Bordeaux archetypes, McPherson focuses predominantly on Rhône, Iberian, and Mediterranean varieties. Vinified primarily in stainless steel with judicious oak contact, benchmark white and rosé bottlings like The Queen Viognier, Reserve Roussanne, Picpoul Blanc, and Les Copains White deliver crisp minerality, balanced ripeness, and distinctive regional authenticity.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Cinsault