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Magnificent Vin de France (the Vouvray appellation has been withdrawn because it is vinified in the commune of Montlouis, as usual, and not Vouvray) than this cuvée les argiles from domaine François Chidaine. Highly perfumed, this cuvée features citrus and white fruit notes. we appreciate the balance and tension present in the wine. Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2017: 18/20 (mill 2014).
Magnificent Vin de France (the Vouvray appellation has been withdrawn because it is vinified in the commune of Montlouis, as usual, and not Vouvray) than this cuvée les argiles from domaine François Chidaine. Highly perfumed, this cuvée features citrus and white fruit notes. we appreciate the balance and tension present in the wine. Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2017: 18/20 (mill 2014). François Chidaine is one of the Loire's most ambitious organic wine producers: he took over the family estate in 1989 and gradually converted it to biodynamics (all his vineyards since 1999). The vineyards of the Domaine François Chidaine thirty-hectare estate are located in Montlouis and Vouvray. More than two-thirds of the vines are over 35 years old. Taking into account the specificity of each parcel, François Chidaine makes his Vouvray and Montlouis wines in more than a dozen cuvées that magnify chenin. Since 2014, François no longer has AOC Vouvray rights for wines made from Vouvray vines, as his vinifications take place in Montlouis, whereas the new AOC specifications require vinifications in Vouvray as an AOC criterion. The wines are identical, but are now classified as Vin de France for the cuvée les Argiles, for example.
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100% Chenin
Grilled fish, vegetable tian, cheeses
A magnfique Bourgueil, deep and intense, with notes of red fruit, humus and mushroom
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Illico blanc du domaine des Schistes possesses a light color. The nose of this organic wine is quite complex with floral notes and white-fleshed fruit. The palate is balanced, fresh and crisp.
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The Morgon du domaine Marcel Lapierre has over the years become the benchmark for unfined Morgons: silky, fruity, greedy. It develops on dominant aromas of cherry and red berries. A model!
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A great Montlouis, undoubtedly the benchmark of the AOC: a rich, powerful, long and complex wine. A sure bet for long ageing. Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2023 : 92/100 (mill 2020)
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Les Tuffeaux du Domaine François Chidaine is a great Loire demi-sec. This well-balanced organic wine features notes of white and yellow fruits. The residual sugar gives the wine roundness without weighing it down. Try it with foie gras or apricot tagine! Guide des meilleurs vin de France 2023 : 91/100
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A great Montlouis, undoubtedly the benchmark of the AOC: a rich, powerful, long and complex wine. A sure bet for long ageing. Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2023 : 92/100 (mill 2020)
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Les Grillonnières from domaine François Chidaine is a superb Montlouis-sur-loire. This organic wine develops notes of yellow lemon and lime zest, combined with a delicate minerality. On the palate, it balances good body with pleasant freshness.
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Le Clos du Breuil is a Montlouis reference from Domaine François Chidaine. This organic wine made from chenin has a lovely fruity nose. The palate is lively, elegant and fresh. A superb bottle!
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Magnificent Vin de France (the Vouvray appellation has been withdrawn because it is vinified in the commune of Montlouis, as usual, and not Vouvray) than this cuvée les argiles from domaine François Chidaine. Highly perfumed, this cuvée features citrus and white fruit notes. we appreciate the balance and tension present in the wine. Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2017: 18/20 (mill 2014).