The 2018 Montlouis Les Argiles is bright, finely cut and remarkably nuanced. White orchard fruit, chalk, mint and white pepper give the Argiles a striking aromatic upper register. The Argiles, which emerges from clay-rich soils, impresses more with energy...
The 2018 Montlouis Choisilles is a blend from the Les Epinais, La Taille aux Loups and Clos au Renard lieu-dits. Dry and bracing in the glass, with tremendous energy, the Choisilles is beautifully delineated, with sweet floral notes and bright acids that ...
The 2018 Montlouis Clos Habert is creamy and expansive in the glass, some of that coming from the tendre style and the higher residual sugar in this wine vis-a-vis some of the earlier bottlings in this tasting. Pastry, apricot, jasmine, baked apple, spice...
The 2020 Les Tuffeaux is one of Chidaine's demi-sec styles (12g/L) that gives plentiful orchard fruit flavors like apricot, peach and pear with some florality. Lovely generosity with great balance between the juicy sweet character and the mouth-waterin...