Clos du Tue-Boeuf Buisson Pouilleux 2022 750ml

This wine does not always get the Touraine appellation and in some vintages in sold as a Vin de France. 

The wine is named after the parcel it comes from, which translates to "The Bush Full of Lice". Yum! The oldest vines are almost 70, though many have been replanted along the way. Some are very young while others are in their 20's.

The Puzelat visually distinguish their Touraine wines by featuring a drawing of a farmer manning an ox cart on the labels.

The grapes are partly direct pressed and partly macerated for two to three days, the latter giving a boost to the yeasts and helping with natural fermentation. The wine is then aged on its lees in used Burgundy barrels for 12 months with regular bâtonnage.

With all estate wines at Tue-Boeuf, the decision to add or avoid S02 is made instincively each vintage. If S02 is added, it is only at bottling and in a tiny dose of one gram per hectoliter. 

-Louis/Dressner Selections