Domaine François Chidaine Montlouis "Les Tuffeaux" soft white 2019

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Domaine François Chidaine Montlouis "Les Tuffeaux" soft white 2019

Guide RVF des Meilleurs Vins de France 2023 (sept.2022) : 92/100. In a sleek style, Les Tuffeaux shows, in its off-dry version, a refreshing vivacity, with perfectly integrated sweetness that makes us irresistibly salivate. Best enjoyed within fifteen years.

Technical sheet written by the domaine :

Vineyard management: The vineyard is managed biodynamically. No chemical phytosanitary products are used. The soils are plowed. Pollinator and nematicide plants are sown in the rows. The preparations used come solely from transformed plant, animal, and mineral materials.

Soils: The soil consists of clay and coarse flint elements. The subsoil is made up of Tuffeau, a soft white limestone through which the roots find their way.

Grape variety: chenin blanc

Harvest: manual with successive sorting

Age of the vines: 30 to 100 years.

Winemaking: After pressing, alcoholic fermentation is carried out by indigenous yeasts in demi-muids, wooden barrels with a capacity of 600 liters. This can last up to six months. Malolactic fermentation is not sought. Aging is done on fine lees, still in demi-muids (11 months in total).


Food and wine pairing: Appetizers, spicy dishes, goat cheese, sweet and savory dishes, foie gras, blue cheeses.

Aging potential: 15 to 20 years.