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Stone Fruit, Floral, and Mineral, Sweet Spice
BODY: Medium
DRYNESS: Dry
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Medium
ALCOHOL (%): Pronounced (12-14%)
Origin: Loire Valley (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fume & More), France
Grape Varietals:
Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc
Winemaking:
Natural, Biodynamic, and Organic
Extended Skin Contact, Wild yeast, and On Lees Ageing
Maturation: Amphora (Quevri)
Awards:
WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Chorizo, soft cheeses
ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Sweet and sour fish
Grape varietal & region: Clos du Tue Boeuf Qvevri Sauvignon is a unique and exciting wine that combines the ancient Georgian Qvevri winemaking technique with the French Sauvignon Blanc grape.
Taste profile: The result is a rich and complex wine with notes of apricot, honey, and orange blossom, and a pleasant minerality. The extended skin contact during fermentation in the Qvevri gives the wine a lovely amber color and tannic structure, while the use of wild yeast adds a distinct funkiness.
Winemaking process: The grapes used in this wine were hand-harvested from a biodynamic vineyard and were fermented and aged in a traditional Georgian Qvevri, an amphora-like vessel made of clay. The Qvevri was buried in the ground, allowing for natural temperature control and a slower fermentation process, which allowed the wine to develop its unique flavors and aromas.
Open tank fermentation, lees stirring, pumping over and racking can all play a role during vinification, while oxidative aging in allows gradual air contact with the wine. Oak barrels & concrete tanks are most often used for such styles, and the more intense styles are often made under flor
Expect notes of yeasty umami notes, as well as almon, dried apricot, and salinity
WINES FROM UNIQUE REGIONS & BOUTIQUE WINERIES
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