Eric Texier Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes

Eric Texier Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes is a natural monovarietal red wine made from Grenache. It belongs to the AOC Châteauneuf-du-Pape and is produced by Eric Texier.

Eric Texier worked in nuclear engineering but became a vigneron in the early 1990s. He settled in Brézème, in the north of Rhone Valley. He practices a minimalist viticulture and oenology, and attaches special importance to the management of the soils of his vineyards’ plots.

The vines for Eric Texier Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes are very old: they were planted in 1904. They have an extremely low yield of 20 hectolitres per hectare, and produce a very balanced and concentrated grape. They are cultivated according to the principles of biodynamics.

The Eric Texier Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes harvest ferments whole in open vats. It macerates with the skins for a week and is then pressed and aged for 24-months in 500 litre used barrels so that the wine can evolve but not become excessively affected by the wood . The wine is then stored for one month in a tank before being bottled.