François Chidaine, 2021 Chenin d’Ici



Vintage

2021

Region

FranceLoire Valley

Appellation

Vin de France

Cuvée

Chenin d'Ici

Varietal

Chenin

Farming

No/Low till, regenerative viticulture, Organic & Biodynamic

Vinification

Hand harvested, Indigenous yeast fermented, Organically Grown Grapes, Stainless Steel Vat Fermented & Aged

Soil Type

Chalky Limestone, Clay

Note

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This cuvée was cobbled together with estate and purchased fruit following the devastating frost shortened harvest of 2021. The results are very fine with beautifully delineated fruit and mineral components that ooze classic Loire Chenin. Quince confit & white fruit flowers lead into a wine with linear mineral structure widening out into a generous textbook statement in the mouth that could easily have achieved AOC status in either Montlouis or Vouvray, where the grapes were grown.