Domaine François Chidaine Montlouis Les Tuffeaux 2020 white-possum It is run by the

It is run by the Niepoort family who have worked with Noriega to make their wines for many years

the season for vintage 2021 commenced with good late-winter and early-spring rains

We started with a base of bourbon cask and fondillón barrel aged rum — rich

By late winter the soil profiles had been refilled with well above average rainfall

Domaine François Chidaine Montlouis Les Tuffeaux 2020 white-possum It is run by theThis much loved 100% Chenin Blanc is drawn from the second, later picks across a range of Chidaines old Chenin plots (including the Clos du Volagray, Saint Martin and Les Grillonnires) that have stony soils which are heavy in yellow limestone. These vines range in age from 30 to 90 years and are always cropped at tiny yields. The wine was vinified in the most natural way possible: using native yeasts, then aged in 600 litre demi muids for 10 months