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At C.L. Butaud, our philosophy is simple: create high-quality wine that proudly utilizes 100% Texas-grown grapes.

C. L. Butaud Wines

Austin, Texas

Winery Details

Location

Austin, Texas

Founded

2014

Known For

Tempranillo, Mourvedre, Pinot Gris

Appellation

Texas High Plains, West Texas

Ratings/Accolades
  • C.L. Butaud has been featured in Wine Enthusiast, Food & Wine and Bloomberg; and as a top Texas wine in Texas
  • Monthly, Austin Monthly, Austin American-Statesman and Forbes. The C.L. Butaud Tempranillo received a 91-point score by Decanter, the Desert Willow Mourvedre was named VinePair's Top 50 Wines of 2021 and the Pinot Gris Ramato was named one of The 15 Best Orange Wines for 2023.
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The Story

C.L. Butaud was founded by husband and wife Randy and Brooke Hester. Their winemaking journey began in 2006 in Napa Valley, where the Hesters set out on a 10-year path of training, education and research under the world's best winemakers and mentors. Their first Texas harvest took place in 2014 before the couple moved to Austin, Texas in 2017. C.L. Butaud is an homage to Randy's great grandfather, named Clet Louis Butaud, who was known as Frenchy.
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The Values

Randy Hester uses a minimalist and experimental approach to winemaking, paying respect to the centuries of winemaking, while backing up his artistic instinct with the empirical data of fermentation science.
From the winery
I started making wines because I wanted to create this thing that enhances good times and brings so many people so much joy. Making wine could be my little contribution to the world. I make wine from my heart; that's the essence of why I do what I do. - Randy Hester, Winemaker