Domaine François Chidaine Vin de France (Vouvray) Les Argiles 2023 Size::1 Bottle 98 POINTS - Ray Jordan

98 POINTS - Ray Jordan

With nine hectares of vines overlooking the village of Milly

and cinnamon from stem inclusion

The grapes hail from the first cru site La Spinetta purchased: Gallina

Domaine François Chidaine Vin de France (Vouvray) Les Argiles 2023 Size::1 Bottle 98 POINTS - Ray JordanAs always, this sublime bottling is drawn from a series of clay rich Vouvray sites (argiles=clay) that surround the Clos Baudoin. These include l'Espagnole, la Chatterie, l'Homme and la Reugnires, and le Haut Lieu (the same site of Huet fame). Set away from the river, these sites are mostly populated by 40 year old bush vines, grown on deep, chalky clay over a subsoil of limestone. The fruit is hand harvested with multiple passes through the vineyards