Eric Texier Brezeme

2016 - Organic. 100% Syrah. From Texier's younger, i.e. 35-40-year-old vines, in the limestone-rich, cooler Brézème vineyard area on the eastern side of the Rhône at the southernmost edge of the northern Rhône Valley. They lie on a steep, south-facing hill, are organically farmed and harvested by hand. Whole clusters are fermented with native yeasts in concrete tank with a short one-week maceration. There is no punching down or pumping over (only a moistening of the cap with marc) in order to avoid overextraction. The wine is aged in concrete for approximately 15 months and bottled without filtration and with a minimal 10 mg/liter of sulfur.