TN: Texier 2011 St-Julien en St-Alban

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Jeff Grossman

Jeff Grossman
Texier 2011 Cotes du Rhone "St-Julien en St-Alban" "Vieille Serine" - when I picked up the first glass I was almost bowled over by the smell of violets; there is also plummy fruit, cooked meat, a little smoke, very fine tannins, maybe the bottom of the glass has a faint metallic note like the smell of a new penny; the finish is long though not killer, and kinda grapey; I drank the bottle over two days and I found that Day 2 is a little more expressive though a similar experience otherwise; and, yes, I've bought a few more before I posted this
 
I thought this was a gorgeous wine and drank well in the fall, but then I decided to let the rest of my bottles rest. I recently opened a bottle of the '12 and thought it was very promising but also very much in need of time.
 
Whoa. Based on brother Grossman's praise, I opened a bottle last night. I opened it and let it sit in the unit about 2 hours before drinking. Beautiful nose full of all the descriptors above. I wouldn't describe what I had as grape-y and I found the wine a bit more high toned than Jeff. What I was really blown away by was the texture. Just silken and beautiful. Velvet. My companion absolutely loved it, so I made sure I could get more before I posted this.

After that we tucked into a bottle of 2011 Baudry Grézeaux that was fantastic. Now this I might call a bit grape-y. Certainly sappy plum/blackberry-ish fruit ensconcing that telltale Grézeaux turned dark earth and stone aroma. Fabulous. I made sure I had bought at least a case before I posted this.
 
We drunk a bottle of this last night. My wife thought it smelled like lilacs, with so many of them being in bloom just now. I really liked how the wine eventually both tasted of and had the texture of a perfect raw blueberry.
 
I poured this at a wine dinner last week at Rue Cler and it was outstanding. Maybe this wine will be like Allemand and never really be totally shut down.
 
originally posted by Lee Short:
Anyone had the ‘14?
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i recently opened a bottle of '14 grezeaux and was suprised at how dark it was, compared to other grezeaux. also, really not ready to get going yet--dark and meaty for baudry cabernet franc. acts like a long haul vintage.
 
originally posted by Pavel Tchichikov:
originally posted by Lee Short:
Somehow I haven’t quite stopped buying Syrah.
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why would you stop - have you suddenly become a vegetarian?
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Mostly because I’ve really got more wine than I need at this point, and should be limiting purchases so that inventory is going down.

But old habits die hard.
 
originally posted by Lee Short:
originally posted by Pavel Tchichikov:
originally posted by Lee Short:
Somehow I haven’t quite stopped buying Syrah.
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why would you stop - have you suddenly become a vegetarian?
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Mostly because I’ve really got more wine than I need at this point, and should be limiting purchases so that inventory is going down.

But old habits die hard.
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I've had both of the Pergaud wines but I can't find notes on them. Memory says that they were both excellent and also that Eric especially liked them feeling he was really able to craft the wines he wanted in this vintage. They're very silky and weightless for Syrah. I'm in the same position as you and I bought both, FWIW.
 
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