2020 Francois Chidaine Montlouis Sec ' Les Bournais', Loire, France Alsace underscoring the brand’s sustainability ethos

underscoring the brand’s sustainability ethos

Aged 4 months in Kentucky White Oak Bourbon Barrels adding a honeyed aroma and generous taste of brown sugar and pineapple sage

7* Brix on September 22 – 2021 was an impressively cool growing season in Monterey County

50% Pinot Noir & 50% Chardonnay

The soil of the estate is brown forest clay with volcanic minerals and limestone tuff

2020 Francois Chidaine Montlouis Sec ' Les Bournais', Loire, France Alsace underscoring the brand’s sustainability ethosOn a limestone plateau overlooking the Loire river sit Les Bournais, a vineyard Chidaine refers to as "a magical place". It had been abandoned for some time, but Chidaine was convinced that it was one of the very best sites in Montlouis, and planted vines here in 1999. Unlike most of Montlouis, which is on clay and silex, or flint, Bournais lies on clay and limestone, and the name Bournais refers to the particular type of limestone found here.