Les Copains Rose
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2023
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled shrimp, goat cheese salad, charcuterie board
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by Texas wine pioneer Kim McPherson of McPherson Cellars, 'Les Copains' (meaning 'The Friends' in French) is a tribute to the classic, dry rosés of Southern France, reimagined through the unique terroir of the Texas High Plains. The McPherson family has been instrumental in shaping modern Texan viticulture since the 1970s, realizing early on that Mediterranean and Rhône grape varieties thrive beautifully in the state's hot, dry climate and sandy loam soils. This rosé is made using traditional gentle pressing and cool fermentation in stainless steel to preserve its bright red fruit aromatics, crisp acidity, and mineral undertones, proving that Texas can produce world-class, refreshing pink wines with distinct character.
🍾 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, Grenache, Mourvèdre
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12.5-13.5%