Martin Texier "La Rouviere" Rhône Valley, France 2023

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THE WINE: This wine is a blend of Clairette and Roussanne from Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban. The grapes are whole-cluster pressed into tank. After a short settling period, the juice is racked off its heavy solids and ferments in stainless steel. It is bottled the following spring.

THE PRODUCER: Martin Texier (you may have heard of his father, Eric, the now famous northern Rhône natural wine producer) began making wine in 2014 after a previous life studying economics. After leaving university, he ventured into music (he is an accomplished DJ) and also spent time in New York City learning about the wine trade here (he held internships at both Uva Wines in Brooklyn and Flatiron Wines in Manhattan, as well as the greatest record store in the world, A1 Records). It was after this that he realized that his calling was to follow in his father’s footsteps and return to the vines.