Finishing this year on a touch of perfection with a lovely Chenin beauty - Vive the magic of Loire ! Francois Chidaine is a magician 😃 a lovely wine from biodynamic farming - a rich wine, expressive and fine acidity, it needs to breath and get air at opening getting better with patience 😉
Finishing this year on a touch of perfection with a lovely Chenin beauty - Vive the magic of Loire ! Francois Chidaine is a magician 😃 a lovely wine from biodynamic farming - a rich wine, expressive and fine acidity, it needs to breath and get air at opening getting better with patience 😉
2 people found it helpfulJan 1st, 2015
Mid Lemon in colour. Aromas of Lemon and Honey with a little herb. This was the Demi-Sec - an unctuous palate with notes of fleshy peach. Medium plus intensity. A lovely delicious wine. Every time I have a Loire Valley wine I write that I should try more!
Mid Lemon in colour. Aromas of Lemon and Honey with a little herb. This was the Demi-Sec - an unctuous palate with notes of fleshy peach. Medium plus intensity. A lovely delicious wine. Every time I have a Loire Valley wine I write that I should try more!
1 person found it helpfulJul 28th, 2019
Nine-point-one... Eight points for sound old-world fundamentals and "varietal correctness". One point one points for that tasty stank that can't be adequately described...
Nine-point-one... Eight points for sound old-world fundamentals and "varietal correctness". One point one points for that tasty stank that can't be adequately described...
Aug 19th, 2015
Superb pairing with mac and cheese on the first snow day of the season. Funky white wine likes mushrooms. Rich, fruity, nice acid.
Superb pairing with mac and cheese on the first snow day of the season. Funky white wine likes mushrooms. Rich, fruity, nice acid.
Oct 20th, 2020
Another gem from Chidaine. Such a rich, powerful Chenin. This is a richer demi-sec style, and it shows Francois has just as deft a hand with his sweeter wines as he does with his dry bottlings. Slight but noticeable botrytis influence. Highly concentrated, rich, intoxicating nose of orange marmalade, alfalfa honey and beeswax, brandy-poached peaches and pears in cardamom whipped cream, wet flint, and wooly lanolin. On the palate, the fruit character is similar, pears and stone fruit, but simply fresh and ripe vs the poached fruit character on the nose. An extra shot of flinty mineral intensity, alfalfa honey, and beeswax round on the long finish. Lovely complexity and richness without quite becoming cloying. Pours a medium (-)/medium intensity gold hue. High acid, medium-bodied with a lovely oily, rich texture from lees and RS. Off-dry in the demi-sec/tendre style. Medium (+)/high alcohol, but it's integrated enough, there's the tiniest bit of heat but still totally tolerable. Starting to round out a bit with age but I'd say it's definitely got a bit more to go before it's at peak, still showing relatively young. Would love to have this with some spicy Indian or Thai food. So tasty and opulent.
Another gem from Chidaine. Such a rich, powerful Chenin. This is a richer demi-sec style, and it shows Francois has just as deft a hand with his sweeter wines as he does with his dry bottlings. Slight but noticeable botrytis influence. Highly concentrated, rich, intoxicating nose of orange marmalade, alfalfa honey and beeswax, brandy-poached peaches and pears in cardamom whipped cream, wet flint, and wooly lanolin. On the palate, the fruit character is similar, pears and stone fruit, but simply fresh and ripe vs the poached fruit character on the nose. An extra shot of flinty mineral intensity, alfalfa honey, and beeswax round on the long finish. Lovely complexity and richness without quite becoming cloying. Pours a medium (-)/medium intensity gold hue. High acid, medium-bodied with a lovely oily, rich texture from lees and RS. Off-dry in the demi-sec/tendre style. Medium (+)/high alcohol, but it's integrated enough, there's the tiniest bit of heat but still totally tolerable. Starting to round out a bit with age but I'd say it's definitely got a bit more to go before it's at peak, still showing relatively young. Would love to have this with some spicy Indian or Thai food. So tasty and opulent.
Aug 6th, 2017
Montlouis-sur-Loire, Touraine, Loire Valley, France
