Textura Branco Pretexto 2021

called “bâtonnage” in French

his son Reynald joined him after finishing winemaking school

This 242 is built on a base of the 2017 vintage (56%) and blends in a "perpetual reserve" of vintages from 2009 - 2016 for the balance

It leaps out of the glass with aromas of oyster shell and etherized granite and follows through with a palate rich in marine-inflected yellow and green fruits and sporting a powerful surge of acidity

Varietal:  Cabernet Franc

The Clos de la Roilette

• Aged for 6-9 months in used oak barrels and one 30-hectoliter foudre

Barbaresco

33% Cabernet Sauvignon

The 2019 Zinfandel Old Vine is gorgeous

These southwest facing vines average 40 years of age

Aged for 6 months in stainless-steel