Country: France Region: North Rhonepr
Content: 0.75 L Type of Wine: Red Grape: Syrah Funky Factor: Funky with a classic twist Allergens: Contains Sulfites
Tasting: Pronounced nose. Black berries, plums, pepper, earthy and licorice , soft tannins with balanced structure with some smokey mineral character.
Pairing: Lamb chops, Beef
Winemaking: Natural Wine, Organic, Herbicide-free farming, Manual harvest by hand. no destemming, slight crushing 6-8 days of skin contact with submerged cap, as little extraction as possible. Native yeasts. Barrel fermentation (less than 10% new wood), Aging for 8 month on fine lees, Minimal or no use of SO2, No pumping, No temperature control. No filtration only when absolutely necessary.
Soil: Granite
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ERIC TEXIER - The winemaker of St-Julien en St-Alban Besides St-Julien en St-Albansee all ERIC TEXIER wines.
“I became a vigneron, in the almost forgotten vineyard area of Brézème (Northern Rhone). My goals and methodology were born through reading, visits to traditional winemakers and sustainable farms around the world. My winemaking is very old school and very minimalist and my main concern as a vigneron is the soil.”
Eric Texier is based in Brézème, north of the Rhone Valley. Eric first worked in nuclear technology before devoting himself entirely to the world of wine in the early 1990s. He practices viticulture and enology in a minimalistic way, with particular emphasis on the management of the soil of his vineyards.
