Domaine François CHIDAINE
Montlouis-sur-Loire Les Choisilles dry white
- 2022
- Montlouis-sur-loire blanc
It is François Chidaine who, since 1989, has sounded the awakening of Touraine wines and given the white Chenin its letters of nobility. Biodynamic since 1999, his wines show a crystalline purity and a vibrancy that are a reference... with prices that are just as exemplary.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
Les Choisilles, a blend of different parcels, is more rounded and full-bodied, with notes of white peach.
The 2022 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 93/100 “Fresh aromatic nuances (floral, aniseed), Les Choisilles delivers with finesse.”
La Revue du Vin de France (February 2024): 93/100 “ample and comfortable, firm and full of beautiful bitters.”
- To keep or to drink :
- Ready to drink
- Apogée :
- 2025-2033
- Organic certification :
- 1992
From the same producer
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It is François Chidaine who, since 1989, has sounded the awakening of Touraine wines and given the white Chenin its letters of nobility. Biodynamic since 1999, his wines show a crystalline purity and a vibrancy that are a reference... with prices that are just as exemplary.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.Clos du Breuil, slender and saline, comes from 60-year-old vines on a flinty clay terroir.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2021-2026
- Organic certification:
- 1992
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It is François Chidaine who, since 1989, has sounded the awakening of Touraine wines and given the white Chenin its letters of nobility. Biodynamic since 1999, his wines show a crystalline purity and a vibrancy that are a reference... with prices that are just as exemplary.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.Clos du Breuil, slender and saline, comes from 60-year-old vines on a flinty clay terroir.
The 2020 vintage in the press :
Vinous (R. Gibb - June 2022): 90/100 "The 2020 Clos du Breuil shows a wonderfully plump center, and while it is rich, it doesn't become heavy. There's no doubting the concentration, though. There's plenty of alcohol in this wine adding to the overall weight."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2021-2026
- Organic certification:
- 1992
-
It is François Chidaine who, since 1989, has sounded the awakening of Touraine wines and given the white Chenin its letters of nobility. Biodynamic since 1999, his wines show a crystalline purity and a vibrancy that are a reference... with prices that are just as exemplary.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.Clos Habert is a ''half sweet'' wine (11.9 g/L residual sugar), with fleshy fruit (Williams pear), a smooth palate and elegant freshness.
The 2020 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (February 2024): 93/100 “a luminous, tender white, harmonious in its buried richness.”
Vinous (R. Gibb - May 2024): 90/100 "The 2020 Montlouis Clos Habert is an off-dry Chenin Blanc with the ripeness and richness of the vintage showing through. Pear and nectarine fruit edge into almost exotic notes and lees-derived pastry characters."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2025-2037
- Organic certification:
- 1992