Eric Texier, Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban Vieille Serine Domaine de Pergaud, 2019 SO021325 Champagne Bordeaux with flavors of butterscotch

with flavors of butterscotch

and was admitted to the exclusive Terres et Vins de Champagne collective after just his second release—alongside luminaries like Bérêche and Marie Courtin

It doesn’t shout

layered with rose petal

Eric Texier, Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban Vieille Serine Domaine de Pergaud, 2019 SO021325 Champagne Bordeaux with flavors of butterscotchFrom nuclear engineering to 70 plus year old vines: Eric Texier abandoned predictability for Serine, an ancient pre clonal Syrah strain few producers dare attempt. Whole cluster fermentation with indigenous yeast, then three to four years of aging in foudre on fine lees without disturbancepatience defines this natural wine pioneer's approach. Sourced south of legendary Cornas on granite, this 2019 shows peppery depth, dark fruit, and textural