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About Pedernales Cellars

Pedernales Cellars is the leading producer of Texas wines that focuses on traditional Spanish and Rhône varietals grown and produced in Texas.  Using 100% Texas-sourced fruit, including Tempranillo, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Albariño, and Touriga Nacional grown in our Hill Country estate vineyard, the winery has been producing award-winning wines since 2006.  The family has been growing grapes in Texas since 1995 and has helped usher in the era of high quality, Texas-terroir driven wines in the region.

Through the years, Pedernales has won numerous awards, including three Best of Texas awards at the HLSR Wine Competition in Houston for Viognier, as well as our High Plains Tempranillo.  Additionally, Pedernales Cellars made history being the first Texas wine to receive a grand gold in Europe with our 2012 Reserve Viognier at the Lyon International Wine Competition.  Over the years, countless Pedernales wines have scored gold and double gold at the San Francisco International Wine Competition and the Jefferson Cup. 

Though many of our most exclusive wines are only sold at the tasting room or released exclusively to members of its wine club, several wines can be found at retailers and restaurants here in Texas.  These include the varietal Tempranillo and Viognier, as well as a Rhône blended red and rosé.  Select retailers such as HEB also carry the varietal Albariño and Malbec. 

 

About the Owners

Today, Pedernales Cellars is led by a sister and brother pair who have grown up amidst the Texas wine industry, thanks to their parents’ passion for growing grapes in the Texas Hill Country. 

David Kuhlken is a co-founder of Pedernales Cellars and has been the winemaker for the company since 2006.  His first experience with the Texas wine industry came when his parents, Larry and Jeanine planted the Kuhlken Vineyard north of Fredericksburg in 1995.  In 2005, David joined with Julie, his wife Heather, and Julie’s husband Fredrik Osterberg to start Pedernales Cellars.  He developed his winemaking style through collaboration with a number of local winemakers, as well as training through the UC Davis Viticulture and Enology certification program.  

Dr. Julie Kuhlken co-founded Pedernales Cellars and is both a WSET III certified sommelier and a professor of philosophy from the University of London.  Her experience started when she helped Larry and Jeanine plant the very first blocks at the estate vineyard back in 1995.  Drawing on her art and engineering background from Stanford, she additionally designs all of the labels at Pedernales Cellars, and for many others in the industry.  Today, she runs the marketing, tasting room, and wine club side of the business.

 

Wines in Distribution

Texas Viognier

Vintage:    2022
ABV:         14.1%
pH:            3.69

Tasting Notes:
On the nose this wine has notes of pineapple, vanilla, white flowers, and pears. This full bodied white wine is has the typical weightiness of Viognier on the palate and a long finish.

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Previous Vintages:
2016    2017    2018   2019   2021

Texas Dry Rose

Vintage:    No current release - Notes from 2019 vintage
ABV:         12.0%
pH:            3.15

Tasting Notes:
This light bodied wine is lovely with floral notes , peach blossoms and stone. The mouthfeel is quite soft yet has a refreshing acidity. Notes of stone fruit carry through on a long finish.

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Previous Vintages:
2017    2018   2019 

Texas Tempranillo

Vintage:    2021
ABV:         13%
pH:            3.95

Tasting Notes:
The 2021 Texas Tempranillo has lovely  notes of cherry, bramble, black berries, and vanilla. On the palate, this  medium bodied wine is juicy with cherries balanced against notes of cocoa and pepper. The tannins are medium and wine is bright.

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Previous Vintages:
2017    2018    2019    2020

Texas GSM Mèlange

Vintage:    2020
ABV:         14.7%
pH:            3.86

Tasting Notes:
The 2020 GSM has rich notes of black cherries,  leather, dark chocolate, smoke, and hints of licorice. The palate carries through with vanilla, cocoa, and cherry pie filling. This is a full bodied wine with  medium but firm tannins that will age nicely over time. 

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Previous Vintages:
2016    2017    2019

Six Generations Albariño

Vintage:    2019
ABV:         11.9%
pH:            3.31

Tasting Notes:
The 2019 Six Generations Albariño is rich with notes of melon, honey, caramelized lemon and has hints of clove and dried pineapple. On the palate, you’ll find this a lighter body wine but rich with juicy fruit flavors of apple, pear, honeydew melon and cantaloupe.

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Six Generations Red Blend

Vintage:    2019
ABV:         13.2%
pH:            3.41

Tasting Notes:
The 2019 Six Generations Red Blend is 76% Mourvedre, 8% Merlot, 8% Grenache, 4% Carignon, and 4% Graciano. This wine has blueberry and blackberry notes throughout with hints of bramble. Low tannin and balanced acidity make it versatile for food pairings, or lovely on it’s own. This wine also could do nicely with a slight chill.

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Six Generations Malbec

Vintage:    2018
ABV:         13.1%
pH:            3.70

Tasting Notes:
The 2018 Six Generations Malbec has lovely black cherry, blackberry cobbler, and kirsch notes with hints of cocoa, graphite, and coffee.  The palate is juicy and tannins are soft and approachable on this food friendly wine. Expect jammy and baked dark fruit flavors to match the nose as well as subtle leather and chocolate notes on the finish.

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Cuvee 1853

Vintage:    2019
ABV:         12.6%
pH:            3.64

Tasting Notes:
Sweet cherries, blueberries, and rosehips on the nose are complemented with graphite, black pepper and a hint of smoke. It is light bodied with refined tannins, floral and rosemary notes.

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Previous Vintages:
2017


Additional Information

For additional inquiries and information, please contact Shawn Croft at sales@pedernalescellars.com.