The nose is complex, with notes of pear, as well as tertiary aromas of undergrowth and chestnut... On the palate, however, it is smooth, light, easy to drink, and very long-lasting; the lingering aroma that follows is simply superb, with endless complexity...
100% Chenin from 60-year-old vines farmed biodynamically, planted in Clos du Breuil, a north- and west-facing parcel with flinty clay soils over tuffeau subsoils. The grapes were harvested by hand with successive sorting. Vinification: slow pressing in a pneumatic press, fermentation in demi-muids with indigenous yeasts, then ageing on total lees in these same demi-muids (620-litre barrels) for 8 months. Bottled at the estate, unfined, unfiltered, with little sulphur.
François Chidaine is one of the most talented winemakers of his generation, a true Chenin master to whom the Montlouis-sur-Loire appellation owes a great deal. Son of winemakers, he founded his domaine in 1989, bringing together scattered parcels over 4 hectares. Early on, Didier Dagueneau convinced him to work organically, then biodynamically: the vineyard became Demeter certified in 1999...
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Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
Minimal sulphites
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