Domaine François Chidaine Montlouis Les Choisilles 2022 Size::1 Bottle from where a wine of

from where a wine of such class and distinction should by rights have arisen

On the palette

The dry wines (which actually edge into off-dry) are ideal aperitifs

so that when it comes to blending the final wine

some spice and tobacco leaf notes from the whole-bunch fermentation

Domaine François Chidaine Montlouis Les Choisilles 2022 Size::1 Bottle from where a wine ofLes Choisilles is named after the type of black flint abundant in the parcels that gift this wine. The main vineyards involved are Les Epinais, La Taille aux Loups and Clos Renard. The bedrock across these sites is tuffeau (limestone), and the vines range in age from 30 to 90 years. Chidaine notes that these deep rooted vines transmit an elegant minerality from the black flint soils. Made in the same way as the Clos de Breuil, this feels almost dainty