Domaine François Chidaine

François Chidaine - Montlouis sur Loire Brut Nature 2021

"Delicious effervescent with impeccable bubbles, ideal for your festive moments!"

This Montlouis gives off seductive aromas of white flowers with a touch of citrus. The minerality is marked, adding a fine dimension. This precise, gourmet cuvée offers a very pleasant taste experience.

François Chidaine - Vin de France Baudoin 2023 (sec)

"A luminous and elegant wine, a superb reference!"

Planted in the Vouvray appellation area, Baudoin is a pretty, complex dry white with undeniable aromatic finesse, opening on floral and fruity notes with a fine touch of acacia honey. A well-balanced wine on the palate, revealing lovely aromatic power. A white of choice!

François Chidaine - Touraine rouge 2022

3.9/5 (7 reviews)

"A light, gourmet Touraine, perfect as an aperitif".

This charming red harmoniously blends Cabernet Franc, Côt and Pineau d'Aunis grapes, with a nose of red fruits reminiscent of Morello cherry and raspberry. A supple, fruity, well-balanced wine, with a finish of delicately spicy white pepper (characteristic of Pineau d'Aunis).

François Chidaine - Touraine blanc Sauvignon 2023

"Ideal to accompany your shellfish and grilled fish, a pleasant, fresh and aromatic vintage".

This Touraine white has a limpid, brilliant color, and expresses itself in a floral register that gradually reveals a delicate citrus bouquet. The palate is balanced between freshness and fleshy, supple fruitiness.

François Chidaine - Moelleux 2018

4.3/5 (3 reviews)

"Very refined for this mellow, at the top of its region".

With a very small but high-quality harvest, François Chidaine has produced this Chenin Blanc with a fine balance underlined by remarkable freshness, fullness and length. A superb mellow wine full of character!

François Chidaine - Montlouis sur Loire Les Bournais 2023 (sec)

"Always a very successful vintage, with a unique profile, to be discovered!"

Le merveilleux Bournais is an expressive, elegant cuvée. Here, the chenin expresses itself around a chiselled body, with an invigorating freshness. A Montlouis we're sure to love!

François Chidaine - Montlouis sur Loire Clos Habert 2020 (tendre)

"This fine Montlouis is a real treat, with a gourmet profile that reflects the brilliance of Chenin.

This cuvée reveals notes of truffle and white fruit, with a minerality marked by the Clos Habert terroir. It has great aromatic complexity and excellent balance, with a rather long finish. A superb Chenin!

François Chidaine - Montlouis sur Loire Les Tuffeaux 2020 (tendre)

3/5 (1 review)

"The legendary nobility of Chenin Blanc sublimated in this cuvée".

This demi-sec will seduce you with its delicate aromas of white and exotic fruit. Rich, tender and gourmet, it is fresh on the palate, with lovely notes of acidity. Superb balance!

François Chidaine - Montlouis sur Loire Les Choisilles 2022 (sec)

4/5 (1 review)

"A very fine, racy wine, vivacity and freshness are the watchwords of this cuvée!"

"The wine has a golden color and a citrus nose with a lemon sorbet perfume. The palate is rich and round, barely dry with 3 g/l residual sugar and a pineapple-like sweetness to the bright fruit. Clean and crisp, with delicious freshness and chalky minerality. Wonderful balance and elegance, with the lightness of texture that Chenin achieves in Montlouis. The finish is savory and saline. Very pleasant to drink. (Decanter 2024).

François Chidaine - Montlouis sur Loire Clos du Breuil 2023 (sec)

"A top-of-the-range Montlouis sur Loire, a very fine reference to have in your cellar!"

Charming, with fleshy fruit, this choice cuvée offers notes of citrus and licorice. The palate balances freshness and roundness, revealing a mineral character in a finish sustained by a hint of bitterness.

François Chidaine - Montlouis sur Loire Les Grillonnières by Alice Chidaine 2022 (sec)

"A unique vintage!

Les Grillonnières by Alice Chidaine reveals a freshness with accents of yellow and lime zest, combined with a delicate minerality. On the palate, the wine is well-balanced and pleasantly fresh. A lovely cuvée, perfect as an aperitif, but also with fish and refined dishes. Limited quantities available!

François Chidaine - Vin de France Les Argiles 2022 (Sec)

"From the Vouvray side

Vines over 40 years old on a soil composed of deep clay and white chalk. chalky-clay soil. This cuvée reveals the liveliness of Chenin blended with notes of citrus, fresh white fruit and finely herbaceous fragrances. Harmonious balance on the palate, with a taut, saline finish. A great Loire wine to serve with shellfish or fine fish!

François Chidaine - Montlouis sur Loire Les Epinays by Pierre Chidaine blanc 2021 MAGNUM (sec)

"Les Epinays 2021, a dry Chenin matured in a glass globe with unprecedented precision. The chalky energy it develops chisels a radiant depth that is extremely salivating. This is a marvelous illustration of what we're looking for in a great Loire white today". (RVF 2024 guide)

François Chidaine - Touraine rosé 2022

3.4/5 (5 reviews)

"Chidaine's Rosé 2022 is a blend of Grolleau, Pinot Noir and Gamay. Bright and effusive, with incredible aromatic intensity, the Rosé is seductive from the start. The interplay of aromas, bright minerality and layered fruit, delivers a delicious and charming Rosé that is absolutely exquisite." (Vinous 2023) Best served with summer salads, grilled meats or savory tarts...

François Chidaine - Montlouis Méthode Traditionnelle (brut non dosé)

3.8/5 (12 reviews)

"Generous, full-bodied, delicately honeyed, the traditional method, in brut nature, combines gourmandise and precision, prolonged by an excellent salivating finish." (Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2017 - RVF). Adorned with a sustained, luminous color, this effervescent opens on the nose with aromas of white flowers, citrus notes, and offers a marked minerality on the palate. A very pleasant Brut Nature!