A very rare and quite lovely Rhone red, from old vine Grenache in the granite soils of the northern Rhone, with a mix of white grapes blended in.
The importer says:
85% Grenache/15% Clairette/Viognier/Chasselas/other. All of the fruit comes from the warm site and granite soils of Texier's St.Julien-en-St.Alban vineyard. The varieties are co-harvested and -fermented in whole clusters, gently pressed, fermented with native yeasts in concrete tanks with a brief 5-day maceration. Aged for a year in concrete before bottling with only 15 g/l of sulfur max. The intention is a fresh, light style of Côtes-du-Rhône.
This 2018 vintage is especially delightful.
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