2018 Montlouis Les Bournais

I tasted a wide range of wines from François and Manuela Chidaine, both current releases and a number of older vintages. Sustainable farming and a focus on old-vine Chenin sites informs these remarkable whites. The wines range from sec to moeulleux, more or less in this order, as outlined by the Chidaines on their back label: Sec - Clos du Breuil, Les Grillonnières, Les Argiles, Les Choisilles, Baudoin and Les Bournais; Tendre - Le Clos Habert, Les Tuffeaux and Bouchet; and Moelleux – Montlouis Moelleux, Les Lys and Vin de Franc Moelleux. There are many highlights in these new releases. Readers who can find the 2018 Montlouis Les Bournais Franc de Pied should not hesitate, as it is truly spectacular.

I tasted a wide range of wines from François and Manuela Chidaine, both current releases and a number of older vintages. Sustainable farming and a focus on old-vine Chenin sites informs these remarkable whites. The wines range from sec to moeulleux, more or less in this order, as outlined by the Chidaines on their back label: Sec - Clos du Breuil, Les Grillonnières, Les Argiles, Les Choisilles, Baudoin and Les Bournais; Tendre - Le Clos Habert, Les Tuffeaux and Bouchet; and Moelleux – Montlouis Moelleux, Les Lys and Vin de Franc Moelleux. There are many highlights in these new releases. Readers who can find the 2018 Montlouis Les Bournais Franc de Pied should not hesitate, as it is truly spectacular.