Kuhlken-Osterberg 2018
Julie Kuhlken designed this Collector’s Label to honor the Tasting Room’s 10th Birthday celebrated in 2018. We take great pride in our customer service and hospitality. The colors in this label are bright and welcoming. The patterned background showcases beautiful flowers found in many hospitality spaces.
Wine Specs
Wine Specs
Vintage
2018
Appellation
Texas
Vineyard Designation
Kuhlken & Farmhouse Vineyards
Acid
TA: 6.7
pH
3.5
Aging
16 mos. 50% New French and European Oak
Fermentation
Small Bin with Manual Punch Downs
Alcohol %
13.5
Wine Profile
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Aromas of plum, blackberries, currants, sweet cinnamon and clove. This medium bodied wine has firm tannins that will soften with time and notes of leather and juicy dark fruit.
Vineyard Notes
Elevation: 1600 ft/3600 ft.
Soil Type: Sandy Loam over Limestone/Red Sandy Loam over Caliche
Production Notes
Composition: 25% Touriga Nacional, 25% Grenache, 25% Mourvedre, 25% Petit Sirah
Winemaker Notes
The 2018 KO showcases some of our favorite estate lots of 2018: the Grenache and Touriga. Both of these were also bottled in limited quantities as single variety wines. The estate Grenache is beautiful with strawberry notes and hints of earth while the Touriga is dark and rich with firm, age-worthy tannins. This vintage also taught us that Mourvedre, although
lighter bodied in Texas, does amazingly well in new oak, and here it was aged in European. It is rounded out with the velvety mouthfeel of Petit Sirah from Farmhouse Vineyards, a consistent favorite from these growers. In fact, we love Petit Sirah in Texas so much, we will be planting it in our estate in the coming years.
Food Pairing Notes
A fine steak and an open fire. This is a wine that will hold up to your best cuts of steak or favorite cigar.