2019 Clos du Tue-Boeuf Touraine Le Buisson Pouilleux

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  3/20/2022 - acyso wrote:

  Third Coast Soif (Chicago, IL): Whoa, drinkable sauvignon blanc exists? None of the unpleasant green flavours of the grape (so maybe not the most typical?). Riper fruit, with moderate acidity for balance.

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  3/8/2022 - forceberry wrote: 91 Points

  100% organically farmed Sauvignon Blanc. In some vintages this is labeled as AOC Touraine, in others just Vin de France; in 2019 this label was Vin de France. Buisson Pouillex is a 1,1-hectare vineyard consisting of two parcels, one planted in 1950 and the other in 1964. About half of the wines are still original, the other half already replanted, so the average vineyard age is about 35 years old. The wine is fermented spontaneously, macerated with the skins for 1-2 days in open-top oak fermentors, then pressed. Aged on the lees in old Burgundy oak barrels for 12 months. Bottled without any fining or filtration with no to minimal sulfites (depending to the vintage). This wine has received 13 mg/l SO2 and has 14,15% alcohol. Tasted blind in a Sauvignon Blanc tasting.
  
  Slightly hazy pale yellow appearance. The nose feels moderately wild and slightly funky with somewhat green nuances of birch leaves, some lifted notes of VA, a little bit of mango, light leesy tones, a hint of sharp Granny Smith apple and a touch of fresh peach. The wine feels broad, somewhat oily and a bit concentrated on the palate, but also very slightly prickly at first with a touch of CO2. There are flavors of ripe peach and sweet apple jam, some honeydew melon, light leesy tones, a little bit of steely minerality, a hint of apple peel bitterness and a touch of volatile lift. The moderately high acidity keeps the wine nicely in balance. The finish is ripe and juicy but also moderately wild with flavors of sweet peach and honeydew melon, some cantaloupe, a little bit of acetic VA, light volatile notes of nail polish, a hint of leesy yeast and a touch of sharp Granny Smith apple.
  
  A wild and even somewhat heavy but at the same time surprisingly fresh and wonderfully characterful Touraine white that is definitely sauvage and rather lifted in character, yet remarkably balanced at that. I managed to guess immediately that this was a Clos du Tue-Boeuf white, because the wine seemed so similar to the Clos duTue-Boeuf Menu Pineau white we had a few months earlier. It's hard to see whether this wine will improve from here or just keep, but I don't see any reasons why this wine would fall apart anytime soon. Enjoyable naturalist stuff. Priced according to its quality at 22€.

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