Buy Montlouis-sur-Loire Clos Habert François Chidaine (Domaine) 2014 (lot: 7201)

Montlouis-sur-Loire Clos Habert François Chidaine (Domaine) 2014

White fruit

Gastronomic wine

12.50^%

1.5L

Intensity

A Chenin from the Grand Master, François Chidaine. A fruity yet mineral white that pairs perfectly with lightly spiced dishes or goat's cheese. More info

Lot presentation
Montlouis-sur-Loire Clos Habert François Chidaine (Domaine)

The wine

This wine is vinified in demi-muids with native yeast, then aged on fine lees, still in demi-muids for about 11 months. It exudes beautiful aromas of white fruit, as well as pebbled notes. On the palate, we find great aromatic complexity, superb balance and a good length, pleasantly bitter.

Information about domain François Chidaine

Today, the winemaker François Chidaine is a leading name in Montlouis, having ushered in a new generation of talented wine-makers. In 1984, he began to work as an employee at his family's winemaking estate in Montlouis. In 1989, he set up on his own with 3 hectares of the family estate and 1.5 hectares that he purchased himself. He quickly adopted organic farming practices and began converting his entire domain to this approach in 1992, while continuing to expand (10 hectares in Montlouis in 1998). The following year, his Spanish-born wife Manuéla joined the estate, which was then converted to biodynamic practices.A new page was turned in 2002 with the leasing of vines from Prince Poniatowski's Clos Baudoin estate, which he then purchased in 2006. He was joined by his cousin Nicolas Martin, with whom the Chidaines formed a GAEC (a jointly-run agricultural partnership). Today, the domain encompasses 37 hectares: 20 in Montlouis-sur-Loire, 10 in Vouvray and 7 in Touraine. François Chidaine is also the chairman of his appellation's trade union.As well as its exemplary use of biodynamics in working its vines, the estate also aims to highlight its various different soil types by producing a number of cuvées based on the specific characteristics of each vineyard. François Chidaine is obsessively rigorous in his approach to vineyard work – a characteristic he shares with Manuéla and Nicolas Martin and their entire team (numbering nearly a dozen full-time employees), whose common goal of excellence has formed them into a very closely-knit unit.François Chidaine also heads up the growers' union for the Montlouis appellation, and (along with Jacky Blot) remains a textbook example of a producer who has inspired a whole new generation of talented young winemakers from the appellation.

Detailed characteristics

Quantity: 1 Magnum
Level: 1 3.5cm
Label: 1 very slightly marked label, 1 very slightly torn label, 1 wax capsule
Origin: Private individual
Type of cellar: Classic underground cellar
Recoverable VAT: No
Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
French customs seal: yes
Alcohol percentage: 12.50 %
Country/Region: Loire
Appellation/Wine: Montlouis-sur-Loire
Producer/Owner: François Chidaine
Vintage: 2014
Color: White
Service temperature: 12°
Viticulture: Biodynamics
Intensity: Rich
Dominant aroma: White fruit
Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
Grape variety: 100% Chenin Blanc