2017 Southold Farm & Cellar Mataro/Dolcetto blend, Basics of Life, Texas High Plains

Region: Hill Country < Texas Grapes: Mataro, Dolcetto Vineyard/Cellar Stats: Organic farming;vineyards on iron rich sandy loam soils 3000 foot elevation; 100% Whole Cluster fermentation; aged in concrete tanks; bottled without fining or filtering with <20ppm So2; 12.7% ABV Winemaker: Carey Meador Southold Farm + Cellar is a winery and vineyard that started on the North Fork of Long Island and after a long and arduous battle with local officials over expansion plans, now exists in Gillespie County, Texas. The new property consists of 62 acres, 30 acres of which are fairly steep limestone hillsides.  Southold’s move from New York to Texas means the climates and varieties have changed, but his stylistic approach and cellar practices have not from the New York days. Here, Texas-native Meador is helping to take the state's wine industry to the next level with his low-intervention approach and focus on freshness and acidity.  In Texas, that means harvesting way earlier than most produc