Éric Texier

Chat Fou Côtes du Rhône Grenache

8.9309 ratings
8.933 pro ratings
Côtes du Rhône, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
Grenache
Chocolate & Caramel, Herbs, Soft Cheese, Salami & Prosciutto, Turkey, Pasta, Mushrooms, Veal, Tomato-Based, Chicken, Exotic Spices, Potato, White Rice, Duck, Nuts & Seeds, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Asian Cuisine, Salads & Greens, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, Quinoa
Top Notes For
Mark Eastom

Loads of bright cherry, some earth, soft on the palate with great acid. Fun.

Loads of bright cherry, some earth, soft on the palate with great acid. Fun.

Mar 18th, 2023
Robert Krupp

Always a solid go to Grenache for versatility on weeknight dinners. Bright red fruit always plays well w others.

Always a solid go to Grenache for versatility on weeknight dinners. Bright red fruit always plays well w others.

Jan 18th, 2022
Tom Casagrande

Carbonic Grenache from the Northern Rhône. Talk about an internal personality conflict. But it’s a very nice wine to slug down with dinner. Hard cherry and kirsch fruit over some nice granitic minerals. Reminiscent of a nice Bojo. Lively in the mouth, and there, too, displaying a Bojo like character, but with a bit more peppery heat showing through in the back half of the palate.

Carbonic Grenache from the Northern Rhône. Talk about an internal personality conflict. But it’s a very nice wine to slug down with dinner. Hard cherry and kirsch fruit over some nice granitic minerals. Reminiscent of a nice Bojo. Lively in the mouth, and there, too, displaying a Bojo like character, but with a bit more peppery heat showing through in the back half of the palate.

Jul 28th, 2020
Nate Wall

Winemaker at Troon Vineyard

8.8

Northern Rhône cool climate Grenache. Crushable.

Northern Rhône cool climate Grenache. Crushable.

Mar 1st, 2020
Peter Marks

Master of Wine, Educator Constellation Brands

8.8

Juicy refresh bright fruits. Soft and sumptuous. A delicious quaffer.

Juicy refresh bright fruits. Soft and sumptuous. A delicious quaffer.

Oct 12th, 2019
Meg Herring

I was expecting this to be weird (blend of Grenache and “white varieties” whatever that means) but it was clean, fruity, and had more tannins than I expected. (Still on the low end but they were there.)

I was expecting this to be weird (blend of Grenache and “white varieties” whatever that means) but it was clean, fruity, and had more tannins than I expected. (Still on the low end but they were there.)

Aug 11th, 2019
Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.0

Solid stuff. Northern Rhône Grenache so lighter. Pretty nose. Licorice slightly and earth and red fruit.

Solid stuff. Northern Rhône Grenache so lighter. Pretty nose. Licorice slightly and earth and red fruit.

Jan 15th, 2019
Alicia Cypress

Impossible to go wrong with Texier. Lovely fruit up front, but dissolves into beautiful earth the more time it’s in the glass. (Note Delectable calls this southern Rhône, but at least this vintage, the back of the bottle says it’s Grenache from the Northern Rhône).

Impossible to go wrong with Texier. Lovely fruit up front, but dissolves into beautiful earth the more time it’s in the glass. (Note Delectable calls this southern Rhône, but at least this vintage, the back of the bottle says it’s Grenache from the Northern Rhône).

Jan 20th, 2018
Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

8.8

Juicy and fresh, nice with a weeknight dinner. Not nearly so complex as other Texier offerings, but sometimes that's not what you're looking for, ya know?

Juicy and fresh, nice with a weeknight dinner. Not nearly so complex as other Texier offerings, but sometimes that's not what you're looking for, ya know?

3 people found it helpfulMay 18th, 2016
Adam Wills

Pearl is mad we are drinking cat wine

Pearl is mad we are drinking cat wine

1 person found it helpfulJan 16th, 2018