{"product_id":"eric-texier-brezeme-rouge","title":"Eric Texier \"Brezeme\" Rouge","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrapes:\u003c\/b\u003e Syrah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRegion:\u003c\/b\u003e Rhone, France\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVintage:\u003c\/b\u003e 2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eViticulture:\u003c\/b\u003e Organic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoils:\u003c\/b\u003e Limestone + Granite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinification:\u003c\/b\u003e 6-8 day maceration, no extraction, just submerged cap for gentle infusion in open concrete tanks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAging:\u003c\/b\u003e on the lees in concrete for 18-24 months, no racking\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFining or Filtering:\u003c\/b\u003e None\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSulfur:\u003c\/b\u003e Minimal added at bottling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNotes from the Importer:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eIt is no exaggeration that Eric Texier is one of the most important people we have come to know in our 30+ years of wine importing. Not important in a boisterous or regal sense, but rather from an evolutionary perspective. People like Eric and his wife Laurence helped us discover that mutual respect, growth and friendship were possible in this line of work, that a \"business relationship\" could shape philosophies, world views, values and even our senses of humor! For this we are grateful. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e Bordeaux native \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ewho has lived in or around Lyon since 1979, Eric is a jovial, energetic and fun-loving person who wants his wines to make their drinkers happy. But he is also a boundary pusher, endlessly questioning his own work (and let's be honest, the work of others) for the sake of moving viticulture and winemaking forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEric is a trailblazer, having put the all but extinct regions of Brézème and Saint Julien en Sain Alban\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon the map. He experiments with concepts you rarely if ever hear about elsewhere: finding acidity in Marsanne\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethrough anforas,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enot working the soil in favor of cover crops,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\"infusion\" style macerations\u003cspan class=\"zalup\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eworking on his own grafts, rediscovering forgotten grapes adaptable to the very real threat of climate change...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStrongly opinionated, he is not afraid to ruffle feathers or call people out on their\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ebullsheeeeet\u003c\/em\u003e in his heavily accented but perfect English. And since Eric always backs his claims with serious research, careful thought and true care for the subject matter, you'd best think twice before writing him off. I mean, the guy used to be a nuclear engineer!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving said that, Eric loves to learn and exchange. And he can even admit when he's wrong! One of the things we are most proud of here at LDM is the cross-pollination of growers we work with: growers who've befriended each other, talked shop for hours and drawn inspiration from each other's know-how and techniques. Eric truly is the poster child and \"the glue\" of so many of these friendships. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe originally became a winemaker after a first career as an engineer in the nuclear industry and without any family background in vines or wines. As such, his goals and methods developed not so much from his years of schooling, but from his readings, his visiting winemakers around the world, and working in Burgundy with Jean-Marie Guffens at Verget.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eAfter giving up the idea of buying vineyards, which was too costly a proposition for a beginner with his ambitions, he started a small négoce where he selected particularly interesting vineyard plots worked by the sincere, hard-working farmers who grew the healthy grapes he wanted to buy and vinify. He rediscovered nearly forgotten areas of ancient fame, like \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBrézème in the northern Cote du Rhone\u003cspan class=\"zalup\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and nurtured relationships with people who tend their vines with passion and care. Over the years, the shift from negociant to vigneron\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.3333px; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ehas occurred, and today Eric owns and rents the vast majority of the vines that go into his production. He has also replanted several hectares in \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBrézème and in Saint-Julien en Sain Alban with Syrah and Rousanne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his purely négoce days, Eric was producing 30 different wines from 10 different origins, mostly but not limited to the Northern Rhone\u003cspan class=\"zalup\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAs a land owner and vigneron\u003cspan class=\"zalup\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehe produces 12 different wines from four different origins, with the Cote Rotie\u003cspan class=\"zalup\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Rasteau and Chateaneuf du Pape\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e the only remaining cuvees made with purchased fruit. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Farm Wine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67862238888123,"sku":null,"price":51.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.buvonswine.com\/products\/eric-texier-brezeme-rouge","provider":"Buvons Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}