Eric Texier, Châteauneuf-du-Pape (Rhône Valley, France) Blanc 2004

($41, Louis Dressner Selections): You don’t often think of white Châteauneuf-du-Pape as light and airy, but that’s the style of wine Texier has made. It tastes of minerals, earth and a touch of apricot, but it’s elegant and, unlike many white wines from the southern Rhône, fresh and lacey. 92 Michael Apstein Oct 31, 2006