Les Constable Winemaker

 

 

 

 

572 CR 2798

 Alvord, Texas

 940.427.4718



Tours Available Please Call 940.427.4718



 

The major grape varieties grown in Texas are Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot.



Brushy Creek Wines

The wines we carry are not generally available through normal retail stores because they are small production hand made wines.

 

We usually have at least half a dozen wines open for tasting.  As our customer base builds we will reach a point were we can have all of the wines we carry open for tasting.  


We are very serious about providing our customers the best Texas wines available


Label Art by Shelley Shanks  www.shelleyshanks.com


 

 

This Texas Port was made using the traditional Portuguese method.  We used super ripe Cabernet Sauvignon (at 28% sugar) from the Texas High Lubbock) then as it was fermenting we added brandy to kill the yeast while the wine was still sweet.  We did extensive trials with oak and learned that Hungarian Oak worked better than French or American Oak for this wine.  I carry about 50 really great dry and sweet wines but this port was my best seller last month and it is fairly expensive at about $20/bottle.  As a 2002 wine it is a little young but it should age well.



 

Chardonnay is usually dry, and goes best with poultry or seafood, like lobster or scallops. It can even go well with a light red meat dish.



 

Sunset Red is a sweet red table wine.  Very popular served chilled with BBQ. Brushy Creek Vineyards serves sweet and dry wines of many different styles and types.  Many of the wines are grown, harvested and made into wine on the premises while others are made from grapes from nearby vineyards.  There are many small wineries across the state that are making great wine but are not big enough for that wine to be available through normal distribution channels.  Our goal is to carry the best wines in Texas from these small vineyards with a special emphasis on less common grape varieties and styles.



 

This merlot is young but everyone keeps hounding me for wine made by me from my own grapes. This is it, but to be fair to the wine please let it rest for 6 months to two years. This wine was made using American Oak barrels for some wines I really want to use more French oak.




 

I only made one barrel of this merlot from grapes grown just north of me by Howard and Amy at Oak Creek vineyards.  It is much better than the Merlot from my own grapes but it is still a little young also.
 

We are open 7 days a week generally from 10 am to 6 pm.  We live here so if you will be passing through at a different time and want to stop,  please call us at 940-427-4747 or 940-427-4718 so that we expect you and to see if we can be available.


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