Francois Chidaine Montlouis Les Bournais 2024 PET-NAT Roughly half the blend here

Roughly half the blend here is reserve wine

The palate is precise and chiseled

but the savory notes and food pairing versatility identify more with the style expected from Junmai Ginjo

Slower ripening means more tension

Francois Chidaine Montlouis Les Bournais 2024 PET-NAT Roughly half the blend hereAsk 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