Tue-Boeuf 2022 Touraine La Guerrerie

90% Côt/10% Gamay. La Guerrerie is an estate parcel named in reference to its history as a battlefield in the Hundred Years' War. It is a flat, clay-rich site co-planted with Côt, aka Malbec, and Gamay in the 1980's. Dark red/garnet color, light and lovely, very floral aromas of raspberry and blackberry that darken with aeration, with earth, white pepper and gamey notes. Deep berry, mineral and earth flavors on the palate, with a chalky texture, remarkably dense for a wine at 11.5% alcohol. The finish is long with very firm acidity. No added SO2, best consumed when opened, served cool, but five to ten years of aging would be very interesting...