Eric Texier Cotes-du-Rhone Rouge Saint Julien-en-St. Alban 2021

Eric Texier's whole-cluster fermented Syrah emerges from low-intervention winemaking that lets the wine speak through mineral-laced fruit and savory spice. Organically farmed vines on granite slopes near Lyon see extended maceration in concrete tanks before aging on fine lees without racking. The result is a precise, mineral-driven red that balances rusticity with surprising elegance from this pioneering Rhône terroir.