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Texier, Éric

Texier, Éric - VDF Rouge "Le Clau" Serine (Laurence & Eric Texier)
Serine from Rhône, France

From Eric Texier himself: "From a handful of rows in our 0.5 ha of a very particular strain of Serine. Planted in the 1930’s in the Masson parcel of Saint-Julien en-Saint-Alban in the lieu-dit Le Clau. They present unique ampelographic qualities, very different from the Serines we find in Brézème...

Organic
DB3894-21

Texier, Éric - VDF Rouge "Chat Fou"
Red blend (mostly Grenache) from Rhône, France

45% Grenache/35% Cinsault/20% Clairette. Mainly from vines planted on a south-facing slope on granite soils in the warm St-Julien en St-Alban zone (in the Ardèche on the northern bank of the Ouvèze tributary of the Rhône River, at the southern edge of the northern Rhône Valley). The farming is...

Organic
DB8940-22

Texier, Éric - Côtes-du-Rhône Rouge Brézème "Vieille Serine" (Pergaud)
Syrah from Rhône, France

100% Syrah. From 70+ year-old vines of an old, pre-clonal variety known as "Serine", planted on a south-facing, limestone marl slope of the Brézème zone (on eastern side of the Rhône River at the southern edge of the northern Rhône Valley). They are organically farmed and harvested by hand. The...

Organic
DB8943-19

Texier, Éric - Côtes-du-Rhône Rouge Brézème
Syrah from Rhône, France

100% Syrah. From Texier's younger (20-40-year-old) vines, planted on a south-facing, limestone marl slope of the Brézème zone (on eastern side of the Rhône River at the southern edge of the northern Rhône Valley). They are organically farmed and harvested by hand. The vinification and aging are...

Organic
DB8941-22

Texier, Éric - Côtes-du-Rhône Rouge St. Julien-en-St.Alban
Syrah from Rhône, France
Organic
DB1024-21

Texier, Éric - Côtes-du-Rhône Rouge Brézème "Vieille Serine" (Pergaud)
Syrah from Rhône, France

Organic
DB8943-17

Texier, Éric - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge Vieilles Vignes
Grenache from Rhône, France

100% Grenache. From 80+-year-old vines on classic sandy, gravelly soils laden with the stones known as galets roulés. They are planted in a flat, north-facing parcel in the lieu-dit of Bois Sénéchaux and are certified organic. Texier has been working with vineyard owner/farmer Jean Riché and these...

Organic
DB8945-21

Cristia

Cristia - Côtes-du-Rhône Vieilles Vignes
Grenache from Rhône, France

100% Grenache from 50-55 year old vines. This vineyard is just east of Chateauneuf-du-Pape and across the A7 highway; this is a top Côtes-du-Rhône vineyard, with red clay and rocky galets soil. (Another famous wine from this area is the Coudoulet de Beaucastel Côtes-du-Rhône, considered to be a...

JG:91 WS:90 Organic
DB0497-22

Cristia - Châteauneuf-du-Pape “Cuvée Renaissance”
Grenache from Rhône, France
JD:93 Organic
DB0500-22

Cristia - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Classic
Grenache from Rhône, France

The “Classic” has a distinctive floral component and is a pretty wine, at the same time, it captures the power and spice you expect from a classic Châteauneuf. The vines average 50 years-old and are grown in a sandy loam and clay soil. The blend is 75% Grenache aged in concrete, 15% Syrah and 10%...

JG:92 JD:90 Organic
DB0498-22

Cristia - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes
Grenache from Rhône, France

DB0499-22

Cristia - Côtes-du-Rhône Vieilles Vignes
Grenache from Rhône, France

Organic
DB0497-23

Cristia - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes
Grenache from Rhône, France
JD: 95-97 WA:90+ WS:95
DB0499-20

Barroche

Barroche - Châteauneuf-du-Pape "Julien Barrot"
Grenache from Rhône, France

Formerly called the "Signature" bottling. From a mix of different terroir found in Châteauneuf; yellow and red sand, red clay, large pebbles, with a high proportion of sand. The average age of the vines is more than 70 years old. The final blend is: • 60% Grenache from a plot at the junction of "...

JD:94 VM:92 JG:91
DB1315-22

Barroche - Châteauneuf-du-Pape "Fiancée"
Grenache from Rhône, France

The “Fiancée” is only bottled in exceptional years and the last release was the 2016 vintage. The blend is 50% Grenache from the 100-year-old Terres Blanches plot, which lends finesse and silkiness to the wine, and 50% Syrah from the Cabri res plot, which contributes fruit, power, colour, and cocoa...

JD:93 Organic
DB1415-22

Barroche - Châteauneuf-du-Pape "Julien Barrot"
Grenache from Rhône, France

WA:90 JD:92 VM:91
DB1315-21

Barroche - Châteauneuf-du-Pape "Julien Barrot"
Grenache from Rhône, France

JS:94 WS:93
DB1315-20

Barroche - Vin de France "Liberty"
Grenache from Rhône, France

2015 was the first vintage of this new project that Julien made with his friend Yannick Alliaud. They found a very old-vine parcel located at 125 meters above sea-level in Chateauneuf-de-Gadagne, just east of Avignon. The soils are very similar to La Crau in Châteauneuf-du-Pape with layers of sand...

JG:90 Organic
DB4774-20

Barroche - Châteauneuf-du-Pape "Pure"
Grenache from Rhône, France

97% Grenache, 3% other varietals. Pure is handcrafted from a single plot of 100-year-old vines and sandy soil, at the junction of “Grand Pierre”, “Rayas” and “Pointu” districts. Underripe stems are removed, and the wine is fermented in underground concrete vats. The wine stays on the skins for over...

JD:94 Organic
DB1316-21

Monardière

Monardière - Vacqueyras Les 2 Monardes
Grenache from Rhône, France
Organic
DB7237-22

Monardière - Côtes du Rhône “Calades”
Grenache from Rhône, France

New! Winemaker, Damien Vache, really appreciates a lighter bodied style of wine from the Rhône and with the recent hot vintages, this is becoming more and more difficult to achieve. As he replaces old vines that are no longer producing fruit, he is planting more Counoise, Cinsault, and Carignan,...

VFTC:92 Organic
DB7233-19

Monardière - Côtes du Rhône “Calades”
Grenache from Rhône, France

Winemaker, Damien Vache, really appreciates a lighter bodied style of wine from the Rhône and with the recent hot vintages, this is becoming more and more difficult to achieve. As he replaces old vines that are no longer producing fruit, he is planting more Counoise, Cinsault, and Carignan, grapes...

Organic
DB7233-21

Monardière - Vacqueyras Les 2 Monardes
Grenache from Rhône, France
JG:91 Organic
DB7237-21

Monardière - Vacqueyras Vieilles Vignes
Grenache from Rhône, France

60% Grenache, 20% Syrah, and 20% Mourvèdre, from vines averaging 60 years of age, planted in chalky clay. The fruit is harvested by hand, with sorting in the vineyard; 100% de-stemmed. Fermented with natural yeasts, with a maceration of 20 days with pigeage. Aged 18 months in demi-muids (barrels of...

Organic
DB7238-19

Montagnette

Montagnette - Côtes-du-Rhône Villages "Signargues"
Grenache from Rhône, France
Organic
DB7014-22

Montagnette - Côtes-du-Rhône Villages "Signargues"
Grenache from Rhône, France
Organic
DB7014-23

Pélaquié

Pélaquié - Côtes-du-Rhône Rouge
from Rhône, France

50% Grenache and 50% Syrah; half of the grapes for the blend are de-classified Laudun Village and half are just outside the appellation. The terroir of Laudun distinguishes Pélaquié from other southern Rhône appellations. The wines from this side of the river typically have higher acidity, with...

Sustainable
DB6403-21

Pélaquié - Côtes-du-Rhône Villages Laudun Rouge
Grenache from Rhône, France
Sustainable
DB2633-21

Pélaquié - Côtes-du-Rhône Rouge
from Rhône, France

Sustainable
DB6403-22

Chante Cigale

Chante Cigale - Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Grenache from Rhône, France
JG:91+ JD:90 Sustainable
DB7840-22

Chante Cigale - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes
Grenache from Rhône, France

65% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre, 5% Cinsault. The only difference between the Vieilles Vignes cuvée and the CdP Tradition cuvée is the age of the vines which here reach 100 years old. The wines are made in the same exact way: 70% in tank (stainless steel and cement) and 30% in used barrels.

WS:92 VM:91 Sustainable
DB7842-22

Chante Cigale - Châteauneuf-du-Pape “Pi”
Grenache from Rhône, France
Sustainable
DB7839-22

Mourgues du Grès

Mourgues du Grès - Costières de Nîmes "Terre d'Argence" Rouge
Syrah from Rhône, France
Organic
DB1900-20

Mourgues du Grès - Costières de Nîmes "Galets" Rouges
Syrah from Rhône, France

Predominately Syrah from younger vines, with Grenache, Mourvèdre, Marselan, and old vine Carignan making up the final blend. The wine-making process is traditional: after a maceration period of 8 – 15 days, the wine is matured for 7 to 12 months in epoxy lined concrete tanks in order to best...

Biodynamic
DB6107-23

Mourgues du Grès - Costières de Nîmes "Terre d'Argence" Rouge
Syrah from Rhône, France
Organic
DB1900-21

Dumien-Serrette

Dumien-Serrette - Cornas "Cuvée Henri" Vieilles Vignes
Syrah from Rhône, France
WS:94 Sustainable
DB9743-21

Dumien-Serrette - Cornas "Patou" Vieilles Vignes
Syrah from Rhône, France

100% Syrah. Grapes are pressed with an old-style basket press and aged 2 years in 2-7 year-old barrels. Some stems are kept for vinification. "Patou" is the top site south of the village of Cornas with decomposed granite and a rich soil that gives supple tannins and perfumed wines. The oldest vines...

JS:92 WS:92 Sustainable
DB9744-21

Dumien-Serrette - Syrah "Le Moulin" VdF
Syrah from Rhône, France
Sustainable
DB9740-22

Dumien-Serrette - Cornas "Patou" Vieilles Vignes
Syrah from Rhône, France
JD:93-95 VM:91-94 JG:94 Sustainable
DB9744-22

Dumien-Serrette - Clone of Cornas "Cuvée Henri" Vieilles Vignes
Syrah from Rhône, France
Sustainable
DB9743-22

Famille Isabel Ferrando

Famille Isabel Ferrando - Châteauneuf-du-Pape “Colombis”
Grenache from Rhône, France

“Colombis” has become an iconic wine of Ferrando’s. It’s quite unique in her portfolio as it’s the only Châteauneuf that does not comes from the Les Serres vineyard. It’s 100% Grenache that comes from four parcels on the plateau of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, with northfacing vineyards: Rayas and Colombis...

Organic
DB7362-23

Famille Isabel Ferrando - Châteauneuf-du-Pape “F601”
Cinsault from Rhône, France

It took me 16 years of observation and learning to develop a deep understanding and a personal relationship with my terroir, guided by instinct and feeling. With this vintage, I have launched “F601”, the pure and absolute expression of my experience with my parcel F601 of Saint Prefert and the ...

Organic
DB7368-23

Famille Isabel Ferrando - Côtes-du-Rhône “Beatus Ille”
Grenache from Rhône, France

Beatus Ille is mostly Grenache blended with about 15% Cinsault from a parcel named, La Lionne, in the Sorgues district, just at the southern border of Chateauneuf-du-Pape and another parcel. It’s blended with a bit of Syrah from Châteauneuf-du-Pape. It’s 100% destemmed and fermented and aged in...

Biodynamic
DB7350-23

Famille Isabel Ferrando - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge
Grenache from Rhône, France

This cuvee comes entirely from the Les Serres parcel and is primarily the fruit that used to make up the “Favier” and “Giraud” wines. 100% whole cluster made mostly in demi-muids; some amphora and glass demi-johns are also used. 75% old-vine Grenache, 12% Cinsault, 11% Mourvedre, and 2% Syrah.

Organic
DB7381-23

Villard, Francois

Villard, Francois - Saint-Joseph Rouge “Poivre et Sol”
Syrah from Rhône, France
Sustainable
DB3113-21

Villard, Francois - Saint-Joseph Rouge “Poivre et Sol”
Syrah from Rhône, France
JG:91+ Sustainable
DB3113-22

Villard, Francois - Côte-Rôtie "Le Gallet Blanc"
from Rhône, France

100% Syrah from Ampuis and Saint-Cyr, with an “emphasis on the schist areas from the Brune up towards Verenay” (Livingstone-Learmonth, Wines of the Northern Rhône). Eighty-eight percent whole cluster, macerated for twelve days in stainless steel and wood vats. Aged eighteen months in twenty percent...

Sustainable
DB3114-21

Villard, Francois - Syrah "L'Appel des Sereines" VdF
Syrah from Rhône, France

A young vine Syrah from several villages Chavanay, Ardoix, Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône, and Verin, all with a decomposed granite soil. Twelve day maceration with twenty-five percent whole clusters in open-top wood tronconique vats followed by eleven months of aging, half in the vat and half in neutral...

DB3108-22

Villard, Francois - Crozes-Hermitage Rouge “Certitude”
Syrah from Rhône, France
Sustainable
DB3115-22

Château Mourre du Tendre

Château Mourre du Tendre - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Très Vieilles Vignes Prestige
Grenache from Rhône, France

Château Mourre du Tendre tends 3ha of vines in Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the lieu-dits of Le Crau, La Guigasse and Saintes-Vierges – all sandy terroirs. While primarily Grenache, planted in 1929 and 1945, there is a small portion of Mourvedre that Jacques Paumel added in 1967 to compliment the final...

Organic
DB3351-20

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Texier, Éric

Cristia

Barroche

Monardière

Montagnette

Pélaquié

Chante Cigale

Mourgues du Grès

Dumien-Serrette

Famille Isabel Ferrando

Villard, Francois

Château Mourre du Tendre

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