Eric Texier, 'Chat Fou' VdF Rouge 2022

Producer: Eric TexierRegion: Northern Rhone, FranceGrape Varieties: 50% Grenache, 30% Cinsault, 20% ClairetteViticulture: OrganicCategory: RedSize: 750 ml When you taste with Eric Texier, you’re guaranteed two things: incredible wine, and zero bull$#*%.  He doesn’t want to be a part of a “scene,” and he’s been known to take shots at other winemakers when he feels like they are lying about or otherwise disrespecting the craft. He’s a winemaker’s winemaker—endlessly reinventing, experimenting and recording the results. He wants more than great wines; he wants to push conversations forward and nudge people to become better stewards of the land and better winemakers. He was a PhD nuclear engineer before switching to winemaking, which he did without any family land or real experience. He uses his science background in order to know how not to add things to his wine, however In the case of Chat Fou, it had been official Côtes du Rhône for many years, even as a lighter take on the style due t