The Austin Winery Hill Country Rosso 2018

Austin Winery started out incredibly small-scale. just two stainless steel tanks and a half dozen barrels. with a young team that is self-funded and self-taught. No old, inherited vineyard or retirement bank account to reinvest. every ferment, harvest, and glass poured has taught them a lesson. every case sold goes straight back into production, straight back into making more wine. In 2013, they made 600 cases. In 2019, they made nearly 6,000.

As an urban winery, the only things they own are their tanks, barrels, and finished wine – no vines or vineyards. This allows them to work with a huge breadth and depth of fruit from all around the state. They’ve spent the last 7 years hunting for the best fruit and the best vineyards, never settling for anything less than excellence. Over the years, they’ve grown their list of exceptional farmers who they trust wholeheartedly to grow the best fruit they can, so they can make the best wine.

“Juicy, jammy, strawberry. Right up front, big flavor. It gets everyone, sweet and dry wine drinkers a like. More characteristically for Tempranillo, the back notes are rich desserty flavors of coffee, chocolate, and vanilla. We love the soft nature of the palette and know you will too.” – The Austin Winery