Domaine François CHIDAINE
Montlouis-sur-Loire Clos Habert gentle white
- 2020
- Montlouis-sur-loire blanc
It is François Chidaine who, since 1989, has sounded the awakening of Touraine wines and given the white Chenin its letters of nobility. Biodynamic since 1999, his wines show a crystalline purity and a vibrancy that are a reference... with prices that are just as exemplary.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
Clos Habert is a ''half sweet'' wine (11.9 g/L residual sugar), with fleshy fruit (Williams pear), a smooth palate and elegant freshness.
The 2020 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (February 2024): 93/100 “a luminous, tender white, harmonious in its buried richness.”
- To keep or to drink :
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée :
- 2025-2037
- Organic certification :
- 1992
From the same producer
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It is François Chidaine who, since 1989, has sounded the awakening of Touraine wines and given the white Chenin its letters of nobility. Biodynamic since 1999, his wines show a crystalline purity and a vibrancy that are a reference... with prices that are just as exemplary.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
The Vouvray wines of Domaine Chidaine (Les Argiles, Baudoin) are hidden under the appellation Vin de France. They can no longer claim the Vouvray appellation since 2011 because they are vinified at the estate in Montlouis-sur-Loire (i.e. on the other side of the bridge over the Loire) and not in the commune of Vouvray. The INAO has reasons that reason does not know!The 2022 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 93/100 “In Vouvray, Les Argiles unfurls a more explosive, textured and salivating material, while offering an extremely seductive fatness.”
La Revue du Vin de France (February 2024): 93/100 “Les Argiles seduces with its restrained power, tone and burst of fruit”.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2025-2030
- Organic certification:
- 1992
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It is François Chidaine who, since 1989, has sounded the awakening of Touraine wines and given the white Chenin its letters of nobility. Biodynamic since 1999, his wines show a crystalline purity and a vibrancy that are a reference... with prices that are just as exemplary.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
The Vouvray wines of Domaine Chidaine (Les Argiles, Baudoin) are hidden under the appellation Vin de France. They can no longer claim the Vouvray appellation since 2011 because they are vinified at the estate in Montlouis-sur-Loire (i.e. on the other side of the bridge over the Loire) and not in the commune of Vouvray. The INAO has reasons that reason does not know!More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2025-2030
- Organic certification:
- 1992
-
It is François Chidaine who, since 1989, has sounded the awakening of Touraine wines and given the white Chenin its letters of nobility. Biodynamic since 1999, his wines show a crystalline purity and a vibrancy that are a reference... with prices that are just as exemplary.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.Clos du Breuil, slender and saline, comes from 60-year-old vines on a flinty clay terroir.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2021-2026
- Organic certification:
- 1992
-
It is François Chidaine who, since 1989, has sounded the awakening of Touraine wines and given the white Chenin its letters of nobility. Biodynamic since 1999, his wines show a crystalline purity and a vibrancy that are a reference... with prices that are just as exemplary.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.Clos du Breuil, slender and saline, comes from 60-year-old vines on a flinty clay terroir.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2021-2026
- Organic certification:
- 1992
-
It is François Chidaine who, since 1989, has sounded the awakening of Touraine wines and given the white Chenin its letters of nobility. Biodynamic since 1999, his wines show a crystalline purity and a vibrancy that are a reference... with prices that are just as exemplary.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.Les Choisilles, a blend of different parcels, is more rounded and full-bodied, with notes of white peach.
The 2022 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 93/100 “Fresh aromatic nuances (floral, aniseed), Les Choisilles delivers with finesse.”
La Revue du Vin de France (February 2024): 93/100 “ample and comfortable, firm and full of beautiful bitters.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2025-2033
- Organic certification:
- 1992
-
It is François Chidaine who, since 1989, has sounded the awakening of Touraine wines and given the white Chenin its letters of nobility. Biodynamic since 1999, his wines show a crystalline purity and a vibrancy that are a reference... with prices that are just as exemplary.
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.Les Bournais, the cellar's tightest wine, also boasts surprising length.
The 2022 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (February 2024): 94/100 “Cumin, aniseed and fresh pear in this full-bodied, ample wine with chiseled, solar ripeness: it is precise and saline, still restrained, with great ageing potential.”
Vinous (R. Gibb - July 2024): 92/100 “I can't imagine there's anyone who wouldn't wante ton drink the 2022 Montlouis Les Bournais. It's a hands-off, carefully crafted Chenin. Grown on clay-limestone soils, the result is elegant and tender with a lovely chalky line on the drawn-out finish. Considering the drought and heat of the 2022 season, it's a credit that it retains fresh pear fruit and floral notes alongside mouthwatering acidity. Hints of lees-derived nutty pastry join the fruit flavors.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2021-2026
- Organic certification:
- 1992