Domaine François Chidaine Montlouis Les Bournais 2024 Size::6 Bottle Case intense citrus fruit with notes

intense citrus fruit with notes of minerality and outstanding length

200 metres high and the vineyard’s lower extremes are adjacent to the Siurana River

Bullnose is closed with a natural cork

malolactic fermentation followed by a 4-month ageing in concrete cask

Nosing offers up aromas of dark cherries and rhubarb which are complexed by subtle smoked meat

Domaine François Chidaine Montlouis Les Bournais 2024 Size::6 Bottle Case intense citrus fruit with notesSettled on a limestone plateau above the Loire, the chalky soils of Les Bournais would not be out of place on Vouvrays Premire Cte (home to Clos de Bourg and Le Mont). Unlike most of Montlouiswhich is on clay and flintthis four hectare vineyard is on a pocket of clay and Bournais limestone, from which it takes its name. Planted in 1998, the vines gently follow the contours of the land, right to the edge of a chalky precipice. The roots have just 35