2024 Martin Texier, La Preyna, VdF Cuvee_La Montagne The wine spends nearly four

The wine spends nearly four years in 225L barrels before release

all backed by a serious chalky energy

and incredibly drinkable

and a structured

From a sustainably farmed single vineyard of blue schist soils at 1500 ft elevation in the Douro

2024 Martin Texier, La Preyna, VdF Cuvee_La Montagne The wine spends nearly fourMartin Texier works just outside Saint Julien en Saint Alban, farming family parcels long tended by his father, Eric. Before returning to the vines, he spent time as a DJ, and it showshis wines make you want to dance. La Preyna comes from a single granite based parcel, planted to ~75% Cinsault and 25% Grenache. The approach is simple: Cinsault whole cluster, Grenache destemmed, about a week of maceration, then finished and aged in concrete, bottled in