2019 Martin Texier Cotes du Rhone ‘Brezeme’ Rouge Rhone, France

From Selection Massale “Brzme is an anomaly in the northern Rhne. It is a single slope of rocky, broken down limestone (compared to the granitic soils that are the norm around these parts) rising above the alluvial plains of the Massif Central. It is only planted to 22ha of vines, with the majority of them farmed by Martin and his father, Eric. Martins wine from here is sourced from 30-year-old Syrah vines. Half-destemmed, and pressed after a ten-day maceration. levage is done in concrete tank with no sulfur added”