2021 Clos De Tue-Boeuf, VDF La Butte (Gamay), Loire, France El Dorado Priorat Doca

Priorat Doca

Aged in 500-liter barrels (no new wood) for 18 months

Racked once

• Farming Practices: Biodynamic (in conversion)

The 2020 is superb

2021 Clos De Tue-Boeuf, VDF La Butte (Gamay), Loire, France El Dorado Priorat Doca100% Gamay. La Butte or "the hill" is an organically farmed, hand harvested 1. 7 hectare parcel of 85 year old Gamay on flinty clay limestone soils in the Touraine (Tue Boeuf has been purchasing this fruit for many years from a neighbor who is also their source for the Petit Buisson Sauvignon). A small percentage of the fruit is of the teinturier type, distinguished by its red flesh, which adds deep color and flavor to this wine. Typical of Tue Boeuf