Francois Chidaine Montlouis Les Bournais 2024 Consignment Pear and mandarin orange on

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

A deep violet color

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

The 2022 vintage gave Burgundy ripeness with freshness

Francois Chidaine Montlouis Les Bournais 2024 Consignment Pear and mandarin orange onAsk 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