Côtes du Rhône Brézème, Eric Texier - 2021

Name: Côtes du Rhône Brézème, Eric Texier
Brand: Eric Texier
SKU: 23996
Price: 34.96 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 23996 750mL

Syrah from Texier's younger, 35 to 40-year-old vines, in the limestone-rich, cooler Brézème vineyard area (on the eastern side of the Rhône). Whole clusters are fermented with native yeasts in concrete tank with a short 5-7-day maceration. Aged in concrete tanks for 15 months before bottling unfiltered.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2021

Country

France

Region

Rhône

Sub-Region

Côtes du Rhône

Producer

Eric Texier

Grape Variety

Syrah

Production Methods

Organic

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

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