Your cart is empty!
2020 Clos du Tue-Boeuf Touraine La Guerrerie
$34.99
90% Côt/10% Gamay. La Guerrerie is an estate parcel named in reference to its history as a battlefield in the Hundred Years' War. It is a flat, clay-rich site co-planted with Côt, aka Malbec, and Gamay in the 1980's. The Puzelats farm it organically and harvest it by hand.
As is typical of Tue-Boeuf reds, the fruit goes as whole clusters into huge oak vats for a spontaneous fermentation, which is a semi-carbonic maceration with a closed top for around 10 to 14 days. The clusters are pressed and the wine finishes with a non-carbonic, open top fermentation in vat. La Guerrerie is aged for 10-12 months in used demi-muids and Burgundy barrels; it is bottled without fining or filtration and with little to no sulfur. Up through 2018, it was classified as an AOC Touraine wine, but starting in 2019, it is a Vin de France.
Specs
- Country France
- Region Loire Valley
- Style Red Wine
- Producer Clos du Tue-Boeuf
- Farming Practices Organic, Biodynamic
- Grapes Gamay, Malbec
- Food Pairings Gamey Meats, Roast White Meats, Braised Things, Red Sauce
- Characteristics Wild Side, Dressed to Impress, Black or Blue Fruit
AS SEEN IN...
Natural Refreshment in Cheverny
On the map of the natural wine world, dotted with its unquestionable capitals, the postage stamp-sized AOCs of Cheverny and Cour-Cheverny are firmly marked.
Read More