Francois Chidaine Montlouis Sec Clos du Breuil 2024 Consignment The soil is poorer and

The soil is poorer and sits on a rocky limestone bench at the top of the hill as the slope tapers down and it becomes more clayey

and apricot leap from the glass

and roasted hazelnut accents

with vanilla and candied tropical fruit on the nose

At 100 proof

Francois Chidaine Montlouis Sec Clos du Breuil 2024 Consignment The soil is poorer andChidaine's single parcel Clos du Breuil ranks among Loire's most refined Chenin expressions. Farmed biodynamically on flinty clay and limestone soils with obsessive care, the wine reveals green apple, flint, and acacia in its aromatic complexity. The 2024 captures acute acidity balanced with Chenin's weight, offering honeycomb, minerality, and the kind of freshness that makes you pour again immediately. Proof that Montlouis deserves the attention