Etienne Courtois 'Cuvée des Etourneaux' 2023

A rare cuvée from a famous natural producer in the Loire, Claude Courtois and son Etienne, who is now in charge of the domaine. This bottling is a blend of Gamay de Chaudenay, a rare form of Gamay that is semi-tenturier, meaning red-fleshed in the interior of the grape, combined with Gamay jus blanc, or directly-pressed white juice coming off the red grape. This unusual combo is then aged for nearly three years in old barrels, then one year in bottle.