Francois Chidaine Montlouis Les Bournais 2023 PURYEAR planted in 1986 on clay-limestone

planted in 1986 on clay-limestone soils

Rich and fruit driven

with aromas of cinnamon

With its bright acidity and layered complexity

citrus-driven orange wine that's as easy to drink as it is interesting

Francois Chidaine Montlouis Les Bournais 2023 PURYEAR planted in 1986 on clay-limestoneChenin 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