From our Importer: 30-90 year old vines. Domaine François Chidaine is one of the defining estates of Montlouis-sur-Loire and a leading advocate for terroir-driven Chenin Blanc in the Loire. Chidaine began working organically and biodynamically in the 1990s and has farmed biodynamically since 1999, with the estate now spanning roughly 22 hectares across numerous parcels in Montlouis. His philosophy is centered on allowing each site to express itself through careful soil management, low yields, hand harvesting and minimal-intervention cellar work. The domaine’s Montlouis vineyards are planted primarily on clay and flint soils over tuffeau limestone, with the famous black flint stones known locally as choisilles contributing to the wines’ characteristic mineral character. Les Choisilles is particularly distinctive: it brings together fruit from some of Chidaine’s oldest vines, with the 2023 sourced from old-vine Chenin and harvested by hand in successive passes. Fermentation takes place naturally with indigenous yeasts in large demi-muids, followed by extended aging on fine lees, producing a dry Chenin that combines the richness of mature fruit with the saline, flinty precision that has become Chidaine’s signature.

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