Eric Texier "Chat Fou" VdF Rouge 2024

Eric Texier "Chat Fou" VdF Rouge 2024When you taste with Eric Texier, youre guaranteed two things: incredible wine, and zero bull$#*%. He doesnt want to be a part of a scene, and hes been known to take shots at other winemakers when he feels like they are lying about or otherwise disrespecting the craft. Hes a winemakers winemakerendlessly reinventing, experimenting and recording the results. He wants more than great wines; he wants to push conversations forward and nudge people to

wines from volcanic soils

manually operated vertical press into old Raulí foudres

obstinate identity

A lot of Pipeno is lighter and softer

We wanted to feature one of their flagship wines

and a touch of vanilla from the oak — but it similarly doesn't overwhelm the fruit

but not enough to be too distracting

They have vines on the eastern side of Etna

Truly singular and exceptional

The Coudert family farms the 9 hectare vineyard Clos de la Roilette

Hand harvested and destemmed

the soils are clay with an abundance of pebbles on the surface and a chalk base