Francois Chidaine Montlouis Les Bournais 2024 Consignment Sandy gneiss soils on the

Sandy gneiss soils on the Rhône's banks gift remarkable gracefulness and lift

The 2022 vintage gave Burgundy ripeness with freshness

and haunting elegance

and honey to deliver a beautifully balanced Chardonnay with a clean finish and haunting minerality

Domaine Serol Côte Roannaise Perdrizière 2021 is a red wine from the Loire Valley

Francois Chidaine Montlouis Les Bournais 2024 Consignment Sandy gneiss soils on theAsk what Chenin Blanc can do and the honest answer is: everything dry, sweet, sparkling, it excels at all three. Francois Chidaine has spent a career arguing that Montlouis, the quieter appellation across the Loire from Vouvray, deserves the same respect, and Les Bournais is his strongest evidence. Clay limestone soils at Husseau in Montlouis sur Loire, biodynamic farming, five to six months on fine lees in demi muids. It's the exotic bottle in his