MARTIN TEXIER PAST WINES
2022 LE PREYNA
This cuvée is typically three quarters Cinsault (planted in 1955), one quarter Grenache with slight variation depending on the vintage (2022 showcases a little more Grenache). The grapes come from several small plots around the commune of Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban. The Cinsault is fermented whole cluster while the Grenache is destemmed. After a week of maceration, the wine is pressed off to finish fermentation in concrete. It is racked once before a short élevage. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered the following spring.
2022 GRENACHE
This wine comes from thirty five year old vines planted primarily on granite but with smatterings of blue-grey limestone, quartz, schist, and gneiss as well. Whole clusters were crushed by foot before a week long maceration in tank. The wine is pressed off, and after a short élevage in concrete, it is bottled unfined and unfiltered.
2021 BRÉZÈME ROUGE
Located at the confluence of the Rhone and Drome, this tiny appellation (22ha) bears a striking resemblance to Hermitage. Its steep southern exposure and calcareous soils mirror those of Maison- Blanche. This is essentially the furthest south appellation still affected by the winds of the northern Rhône. A mix of whole cluster and destemmed grapes are fermented in tank with minimal pigeage and remontage to minimize extraction for ten days. After pressing off, the wine spends nearly two years in foudres and demi-muids until it is bottled unfined and unfiltered.
2021 CÉROUAN SERINE
This wine comes from La Clau in Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban, a plot planted in 1955 with Serine, the ancient cultivar of Syrah. It is primarily on the classic granite of the northern Rhone at 250-300m above sea level. This is Martin’s first vintage taking over this prized site from his father. Two thirds of the grapes were destemmed while the remainder underwent three days of carbonic maceration before being crushed. After about a week, the wine is pressed off into neural barrel to for élevage. After a little more than a year, the wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered.
2022 LA ROUVIÈRE
This wine is a blend of Roussanne and Clairette 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.
2021 PETITE NATURE
This wine is made primarily from Muscat Blanc a Petit Grain from an old, abandoned vineyard in Ardèche Martin helped bring back to life. This site also features Chasselas and a few other unsung varieties. The grapes are whole cluster pressed into stainless steel for fermentation. The wine is bottled with a small amount of residual sugar to finish fermentation, resulting in a sparkling via the Méthode Ancestrale.