Chidaine 2023 Montlouis "Clos du Breuil"
The Chidaine Montlouis-sur-Loire "Clos du Breuil" is from a great parcel of 60 year-old Chenin Blanc vines, next to the Clos Habert, sloping to the northwest, on soils of clay with silex stones ("perruches") over the white limestone "tuffeau." Biodynamic farming. Always a dry and very crystalline Chenin, equal in quality to the "Les Bournais" but in a more austere, mineral style more typical of Montlouis. The 2023 "Clos du Breuil" is bone-dry and shows a beautiful combination of freshness and power at 1.9 gr/L RS, 3.14 gr/L acidity and 13% alcohol. This is a gorgeous Montlouis to drink now in its vibrant youth, but perhaps best after 5 to 10 years of cellaring.