Francois Chidaine Montlouis Les Bournais 2023 EGLY24 From the producer: A historic

From the producer: A historic recipe

The 2022 leans polished and balanced rather than blockbuster

10 vintages of base wines going back to 1998 were blended with the 2016 base wines (representing 58% of the final blend) were used to round out the stunning

grainy tannins and juicy uplift

Francois Chidaine Montlouis Les Bournais 2023 EGLY24 From the producer: A historicChenin Blanc has more range than any other white grape it's great dry, great sweet, great sparkling and Francois Chidaine is the man who proved Montlouis could do it every bit as well as Vouvray across the river. Les Bournais may be the finest vineyard he farms: clay limestone at Husseau in Montlouis sur Loire, worked biodynamically, aged five to six months on fine lees in demi muids. It's the exotic one in his lineup white fruit on the nose that