2022 Chenin d'Ici - Beaune Imports

François Chidaine, 2022 Chenin d’Ici

Producer

François Chidaine

Vintage

2022

Region

FranceLoire Valley

Appellation

Vin de France

Cuvée

Chenin d'Ici

Varietal

Chenin

Farming

Biodynamic, No/Low till, regenerative viticulture

Vinification

Hand harvested, Indigenous yeast fermented, Organically Grown Grapes, Stainless Steel Vat Fermented & Aged

Soil Type

Chalky Limestone, Clay

Note

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This cuvée is now a perennial favorite after it began as a result of the the devastating frost shortened harvest of 2021. The results are very fine with beautifully delineated fruit and mineral components that ooze classic Loire Chenin. Quince confit & white fruit flowers lead into a wine with linear mineral structure widening out into a generous textbook statement in the mouth that could easily have achieved AOC status in either Montlouis or Vouvray, where the grapes were grown.