Yes, you are correct. I live in the CA central coast and I drank Texas wine last weekend. Look, I never claimed to be the sharpest saw in Todd’s toolchest.
Becker is located in the Texas Hill Country between between Fredericksburg and Stonewall. Their 46 acre vineyard includes Syrah, Petite Syrah, Sauvignon Blanc, Malbec, Petite Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot.
The 07 Iconoclast tasted like a cabernet. It was better than Yellow Tail and it was better than an '82 Chateau Margaux that I had a couple of years ago (that was corked). I tasted it with chicken fried steak. It wasn’t as good as that enormous and delicious steak, but it was really just fine.
The Iconoclast is only available in Texas, so if you are unfortunate enough to live in one of the other 49 states (or … perish the thought, some place like France), you can forget about obtaining it.
Serious question…how did it work with the breading and gravy? I never have CFS with wine as it coats the mouth and you really cannot taste anything in wine. My beverage of choice would be iced tea of course.
Tex, I agree that CFS slathered in gravy with mashers (damn was that good) is not a perfect match for red wine.
So there is a lesson here for you Tex - next time you’re having CFS and you simply MUST have a claret - lose the Pavie or Ducru and grab an Iconoclast!
I tried an earlier vintage of this wine some years ago. Not bad, not bad at all. I don’t know how they do it in that climate, but the limestone soil sure looks good.
Vincent, as you pointed out, the vineyard sits on the Edwards Plateau on a slab of Cretaceous limestone. Some of the most beautiful vineyard bedrock you can imagine.
From the website: The vines are planted in a mixture of deep sand and Precambrian granitic soils at 1,500 feet above sea level. The vines are watered with water welled from limestone formations 300 feet beneath the surface. A drip irrigation system is employed throughout the vineyard.
The Llano Uplift and Enchanted Rock (a genuine American “Power” spot if ever there was one) lies just to the Northwest of the winery. I assume the Precambrian granitic soils (which lie above the limestone) source from Enchanted Rock - which, I believe is the only Precambrian outcrop in Tejas.
Next time I’m enjoying chicken fried steak in Texas, I’m going to have some more of this.
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