Domaine François Chidaine "Les Argiles" dry white 2023

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Domaine François Chidaine "Les Argiles" dry white 2023

Technical sheet written by the domaine:

GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Chenin Blanc

VINES: 40 years

SOILS: it consists of deep clays and white chalk, exclusively of clay-limestone nature.

HARVEST: manual with successive sorting

CULTIVATION METHOD: The vineyard is managed biodynamically. No chemical phytosanitary products are used in the vineyard. The soils are grassed, and flowering and nematicidal plants are sown in the rows. The preparations used come solely from transformed plant, animal, and mineral materials. The qualities and particularities of each terroir are thus respected. The goal is to find a balance and create harmonious living conditions between the land, plant, and environment to obtain a quality wine.

After pressing in a pneumatic press, alcoholic fermentation is carried out by indigenous yeasts in demi-muids, wooden barrels with a capacity of 600 liters. It can last up to six months. "Malolactic fermentation" is not sought.

AGING: It is done on fine lees, still in demi-muids (total duration 11 months).

TASTING: This dry and mineral white wine offers a clear and luminous robe. Purity and elegance characterize this vintage with notes of citrus and white fruits. A beautiful balance on the palate that ends with a taut and saline finish.

FOOD AND WINE PAIRINGS: Grilled fish, shellfish, goat cheeses.

Serve at 11-12°

AGING POTENTIAL: 10 to 15 years