Eric Texier Adèle Clairette VDF 2023

Country: France Region: Rhône Type: White Wine Grape: Clairette These Texier vines are planted in the granitic clay-limestone soils of the Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban area on the western side of the Rhône River in the Ardèche. The bunches are hand-harvested and direct-pressed in whole clusters and fermented with native yeasts in cement tank. The wine spends 6-8 months on fine lees without any addition of sulfur. Bottled unfined and unfiltered, with a minimal dose of sulfur. The name of the wine is a reference to Adèle Blanc-Sec, a French adventure cartoon heroine. Dry, medium-bodied and very aromatic, with pure flavors of apricot, apple, pear and wild herbs.