“Les Argiles” Sec Vouvray 2022

François Chidaine Vintage 2022 Bottle Sizes 750ml Country France Region Loire Valley Appellation Vouvray Wine Type White Varietals Chenin Blanc Farming Biodynamic Vineyard A blend of various plots surrounding the Clos Baudoin, including L’Espagnole, Le Haut Lieu, La Chatterie, L’Homme and La Reugnières. Vines average 40 years old. Soil Clay and chalk on a base of "tuffeaux", soft white limestone. Viticulture Chidaine farms biodynamically. The vine are pruned by “Guyot and “Gobelet” methods to produce a 35hl per hectare yield. No chemical plant protection products are used in the vineyard. The soils are plowed. Honey and nematicides are sown in the rows. The preparations used only come from processed vegetable, animal and mineral materials. The qualities and peculiarities of each terroir are thus respected. All vineyard harvesting is does manually. Vinification After pressing, the alcoholic fermentation is carried out by indigenous yeasts in half barrels, 600 liters capacity. It can last up to six months. The "malolactic fermentation" is not sought. The wine rests on the lees, always in big barrels. Vinified sec (3.5g/l of sugar). Aging Aged approximately 8 months on the lees in the demi-muids. Bottled August 2018. Back to Current Releases