Francois Chidaine Montlouis Les Bournais 2023 121825OFFER The grapes come off quartzite

The grapes come off quartzite and loess soils that keep the wine tight and structured rather than plush

Bernhard Ott

This is a southern French red that leans aromatic and energetic rather than jammy and heavy

this cuvée is built on a perpetual reserve

From the producer: Meyer LEMONPOP is a limited edition

Francois Chidaine Montlouis Les Bournais 2023 121825OFFER The grapes come off quartziteChenin Blanc has more range than any other white grape it's great dry, great sweet, great sparkling and Francois Chidaine is the man who proved Montlouis could do it every bit as well as Vouvray across the river. Les Bournais may be the finest vineyard he farms: clay limestone at Husseau in Montlouis sur Loire, worked biodynamically, aged five to six months on fine lees in demi muids. It's the exotic one in his lineup white fruit on the nose that