Francois Chidaine Montlouis Les Choisilles 2022
Vineyards
François Chidaine is truly one of the Loire’s greatest winemakers. The vineyard is run biodynamically. No chemical phytosanitary product is used. The soils are ploughed. Melliferous and nematicidal plants are sown in the rows. The preparations used come only from the processed plant, animal and mineral materials. The soil is composed of deep clays and white chalk, only clay-limestone in nature. The subsoil is made up of Tuffeau, a soft, white limestone rock through which the roots create a passage.
Winemaking and Maturation
After pressing, the alcoholic fermentation is carried out by indigenous yeasts in demi-muids, pieces of wood with a capacity of 600 liters. It can last up to six months. “Malolactic fermentation” is not sought. Ageing is carried out on fine lees, always in demi-muids.
Tasting Notes
They are, in fact, grapes from the same lot as Les Tuffeaux, but picked in earlier passes. The nose is somewhat more tropical than the other dry bottlings, with some truffle, candied citrus peel and quince paste. Quite full in the mouth, it nonetheless possesses bracing acidity and good minerality that goes on and on.
Technical Details
100% Chenin Blanc
