Reserve Roussanne
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted chicken, creamy seafood pasta, grilled pork chops
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the wind-swept Texas High Plains, McPherson Cellars' Reserve Roussanne is a testament to the pioneering spirit of the McPherson family. Dr. Clinton 'Doc' McPherson, a legendary figure in Texas viticulture, was among the first to recognize that Rhône grape varieties would flourish in the state's challenging, semi-arid climate. Today, his son Kim McPherson crafts this reserve bottling, highlighting how beautifully Roussanne adapts to the region's high elevation, intense sunlight, and red sandy loam soils. Typically fermented in a combination of stainless steel and neutral oak, this wine balances Roussanne's natural richness and oily texture with a vibrant, clean acidity, offering a complex profile of stone fruits, beeswax, and delicate floral notes.
🍾 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
Roussanne