2020 Domaine La Boheme (Patrick Bouju) 'Lulu' VDF Rouge, Auvergne, France Cointreau then raised patiently in neutral

then raised patiently in neutral vessels—old barrels and/or cement—to build texture without oak imprint

Fermented and aged 30 months in 100% new oak

20% destemmed

this is one of the reasons their whiskies are so attractive to many wine drinkers

and Ton and his team harvest minute quantities of grapes each vintage from these low-yielding long-branched vines

2020 Domaine La Boheme (Patrick Bouju) 'Lulu' VDF Rouge, Auvergne, France Cointreau then raised patiently in neutralRegion: Auvergne Grape: Gamay Vineyard Size: 5 hectares Soil: basalt Average Age of Vines: 70 years Farming: organic Harvest: by hand Winemaking: destemmed, 150 day maceration, spontaneous fermentation in anfora with indigenous yeasts Aging: 12 months in neutral oak Fining: none Filtration: none Added S02: none