Francois Chidaine, Chenin d'Ici Vin de France, 2024 so080825 rose roundup sale 10-12 day fermentation

10-12 day fermentation

technically within Brochon borders but carrying Gevrey's character

The vines are nearly 60 years old with deep root systems drawing complexity from the terroir

Grown in the schist-rich soils of Anjou

hands-on estate in Hungary’s volcanic Somló region

Francois Chidaine, Chenin d'Ici Vin de France, 2024 so080825 rose roundup sale 10-12 day fermentationFranois Chidaine is the benchmark Chenin Blanc producer of the Loire biodynamic across Montlouis (his home appellation) and Vouvray, on tuffeau limestone, flint, and clay. Chenin d'Ici, "Chenin from here," came about when Chidaine secured small parcels from friends across Touraine to supplement his own fruit. Because the bottling blends Montlouis and Vouvray (which can't legally be co labeled under AOC rules), it's declassified to Vin de France a