Chidaine 2023 Montlouis les Choisilles

Les Choisilles is vinified dry, from parcels of 30 to 90 year-old vines on clay and silica soils over limestone "tuffeau." The soils are kept "green," beneficial plants grow in the rows and only organic composts are used. Fermentation of Les Choisilles can last up to six months, with wild yeasts, no malo-lactic, aging on the lees in large barrels.  The 2023 is a very beautiful and vibrant "Les Choisilles" whch showed beautiful density and firm acidity in this warm but rainy vintage when tasted with the Chidaines in February 2026, with pretty aromas of lime-flower, pineapple, lemon and pear. The palate is silky,and ripe, vibrant and well-structured with chalk and mineral flavors underlying bright pear and citrus fruit, finishing dry with sensational minerality in the very long finish.  Though delicious now,  served with grilled fish, fish and chicken in sauce and shellfish, the Les Choisilles will open nicely over the next ten to fifteen years and should be considered for the cellar.