Community Tasting Notes 19

• LetItRide Likes this wine: 92 points

  December 27, 2022 - Come softly to me.
  4 hours in, this is opening up as a finely crafted old vine Syrah. Earthy pronounced nose of violet. Aged flavors of dark plums, blood, tar, licorice and the herb horehound. Located in a warm site on the Ardèche western side of the Rhône & leaning more Northern than Southern in style/expression. Makes my day.

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• Keith Levenberg Likes this wine: 91 points

  January 11, 2021 - Better now than it was on release, and in a fresher shape than a recent 2010 Brezeme VV too. It's holding on to the piercingly ripe, wild berry fruit that young Texier features so vividly and just starting to pick up some succulent cured-meat elements.

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• vulgar little monkey wrote: 91 points

  September 16, 2019 - Oops. Given my success with the 2011 Brézème Pergaud recently I thought the more solar vintage form the earlier maturing St.J-St.A site would be open for business. Not really. The pedigree and depth of the wine is apparent, but the structure dominates today and not even a ton of coaxing will bring it fully out. That being ssaid, it was still enjoyable and if I didn't know what more ready bottles of this tasted like I would have been happy. I don't think it's that far, maybe 2-3 years before I should dip back in but it looks like I've been drinking one a year, so that'll probably happen.

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• GDa202 Likes this wine: 90 points

  January 20, 2019 - Lovely, almost “Burgundian-style Cote Rotie” in its deft, well judged, use of Syrah. Gorgeous aromatic nose and a cherry/red fruit palette with perfect acidity and well integrated tannins. My first experience of Texier, courtesy of a generous friend. It won’t be the last. Clearly a wine-maker with fine judgement.

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• Nojomoschwa Likes this wine: 92 points

  August 8, 2018 - Wow, what a wine! This was actually best on Day 4 (we didn't finish on Day 1 and revisited it then, not in-between). It had started to become very silky, complex and intriguing. Loved it. Always a fan of his wines, but never had this, and came across it on SommSelect. Very reasonable price for the quality.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2012
• Type Red
• Producer Eric Texier
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation Vieille Serine
• Vineyard Domaine de Pergaud
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Northern Rhône
• Appellation Côtes du Rhône Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban
• UPC Code 3760102330258

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• In Cellars 107 (56%)
• Consumed 84 (44%)

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