2022 Clos du Tue-Boeuf Cheverny Rouge Rouillon, France Josef Totter Petit Buisson fruit is whole-cluster-pressed

Petit Buisson fruit is whole-cluster-pressed and allowed to ferment spontaneously with native yeasts and without sulfur in large oak tanks

The combined effects of the southwestern slope and the fractured sandstone soil on the own-rooted and dry-farmed vines results in tiny clusters of deeply pigmented Pinot gris that are nearly indistinguishable from the neighboring Pinot noir

Made in an early-drinking style from 'younger' vines (10-50 years old) grown on limestone

Cabernet Franc grapes are allowed a cold maceration period before fermentations commence

AGING: 4 months in neutral oak

2022 Clos du Tue-Boeuf Cheverny Rouge Rouillon, France Josef Totter Petit Buisson fruit is whole-cluster-pressed50% Pinot Noir 50% Gamay. Named Rouillon or "rusty" for the reddish tint of its clay limestone soils, this 1. 9 hectare estate vineyard is made up of two parcels, one of Pinot Noir planted in 1991 and one of Gamay planted in 1996. The Puzelats farm it organically and harvest it by hand. As is typical of Tue Boeuf reds, the whole clusters go through a semi carbonic maceration and spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts and without sulfur in vat.