2021 Le Bouc à Trois Pattes Perdu Dans les Dunes

WINEMAKER: Wim Wagemans
REGION: Languedoc, FR
VARIETAL: Clairette
VITICULTURE: Organic/Biodynamic

"The wine is made from one of our favourite white grapes, namely Clairette, which underwent carbonic maceration for a few days, before being pressed and bottled. It is a beautiful orange wine without any of the negatives associated with orange wines that have been macerated for too long and become bitter. And, by the way, the three-legged camel (le bouc) is “lost in the dunes”" - Living Wines

Le Bouc à Trois Pattes means “The Three-Legged Goat” – apparently named after a mass produced “supermarket” wine that featured an animal with five legs. Wim’s vineyards are located in the beautiful Haute Vallee de l’Orb just south-west of the village of Bedarieux. This is indeed rugged country with forested mountains cut through by the Orb River that flows past Axel’s winery near Le Mas Blanc then on to Bedarieux then past Lamalou, then Mons where Wim’s vines are and then in a huge arc down to the picturesque town of Roquebrun.