Domaine François Chidaine - Moelleux 2018
Domaine François Chidaine is located in Montlouis-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley. The vineyard covers 37 hectares; 20 hectares of Montlouis and 10 hectares of Vouvray. The vines are spread over around fifty plots, conducted in organic farming since 1992 and certified biodynamic since 1999. The remaining 7 hectares produce wines under the Touraineappellation. Looking to the future, François Chidaine began in 2010 an adventure in Murcia, a province in the south of Spain, where he produces a white wine and a red wine made from local grape varieties.
The Moelleux is made from Chenin Blanc harvested manually with successive sorting. After pressing in a pneumatic press, alcoholic fermentation is carried out by indigenous yeasts in 600-litres demi-muids. It can last up to 6 months. Malolactic fermentation is not sought. Aging lasts 11 months, in demi-muids and on fine lees. The wine is bottled with 22.30 g / L of residual sugars.
Grape variety: 100% Chenin Blanc