Chidaine 2023 Vin de France "Baudoin"

Francois and Manuel Chidaine have led a revival of quality in Montlouis over the last twenty-five years and are now making outstanding Vouvrays from the former Poniatowski vineyards in Vouvray. The Chidaine's vinyeard work is among the finest in France and the disaster they took over from Poniatowski has happily come back to life, being a mix of old vines and new plantings. The Clos Baudoin is certainly one of the greatest sites in Vouvray and the 2023 is a ful-bodied and extremely elegant wine that will drink well over the next twenty years and more. (It's bone dry at 1.4 g/L RS, 13.5% alc.) The aromas are bright and floral with lemon peel, pineapple, quince and stone with herbal, minty hints. The palate shows beautiful ripeness in this warm vintage and chalky minerals with citrus, quince, stone and almond, finishing with citrus, ripe white fruit and mineral flavors.  This is quite wonderful for early drinking and will really sing in 2035!