2018 Francois Chidaine Montlouis Brut Tradition, Loire Valley
A$46.00
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SKU
B19654-750
Yes, there are probably Champagnes around the market at this price, but you get what you pay for: those Champagnes come from high yields, chemical viticulture and industrial-scale wine production. This wine, on the other hand is made entirely from old-vine, biodynamically farmed, hand-harvested fruit, cropped at a very low 35 hectolitres per hectare (almost unheard of in Champagne). The base wine was also wild-fermented in old 600 litre barrels.
To be specific, this Montlouis non-dosé is 100% Chenin Blanc from the flinty (les perruches) sites of Le Volagray and Les Landes, as well as the more clay and limestone dominant (aubuis) sites of Clos Renard and Les Epinais. Chidaine picks his grapes for sparkling wine at about 11.5 to 12.5 degrees of potential alcohol (i.e., flavour-ripe) as he wants his terroir to shine through.
| Product/Service Sold Out | No |
|---|---|
| En Primeur | No |
| New Arrivals | No |
| Wine Type | Champagne/Sparkling |
| Country | France |
| Region | Loire Valley |
| Varietals | Chenin Blanc |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
| Wine Points | NRY |
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