Clos du Tue-Boeuf, La Butte 2023

Loire, France

Red

100% Gamay with a portion of the grapes being red fleshed variety of Gamay. La Butte or "the hill" is harvested from a 1.7 hectare parcel of vines up to 85 years old grown on flinty clay-limestone soils in the Touraine. Whole-clusters undergo a semi-carbonic maceration in vat and then rests in used Burgundian barrel for 6-8 months.