2021 Clos De Tue-Boeuf, VDF Petit Buisson (Sauvignon Blanc), Loire, France Matthieu Barret the Pecorino planted in the

the Pecorino planted in the 1970s and the Chard going back to the 1920s (an old clone now found nowhere else)

faint fruit

rich in minerals and particularly iron

whereby all botrytised grapes are eschewed

At the time

2021 Clos De Tue-Boeuf, VDF Petit Buisson (Sauvignon Blanc), Loire, France Matthieu Barret the Pecorino planted in the100% Sauvignon Blanc. Tue Boeuf has been sourcing from this site known as Petit Buisson on the north bank of the Cher since 2003. It is an organically farmed, hand harvested, 1. 4 hectare parcel of 35 40 year old vines on flinty clay limestone soils. Typical of Tue Boeuf whites, Petit Buisson fruit is whole cluster pressed and allowed to ferment spontaneously with native yeasts and without sulfur in large oak tanks. The wine ages for around 6 months