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Francois Chidaine Montlouis “Clos Habert” 2008
94 Point “Scintillating” Review From David Schildknecht, The Wine Advocate
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Francois Chidaine Vouvray Sec “Clos Baudoin” 2008
92 Point “Riveting” Review From David Schildknecht, The Wine Advocate
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THE STORY

We won’t say much today. David Schildknecht, who owns one of the finest palates in America, has A LOT to say about these two Loire Valley new releases from the great Francois Chidaine. We’ll let David take over. Just want to remind you that Wine Legend has these wines in stock (though limited supply!) and has them on sale.

“A still youthfully energetic Francois Chidaine has continued to hone his long-ago manifest talents, even as (together with his cousin Nicolas) he oversees two estates (one formerly that of Prince Poniatowski in Vouvray, which accounts for 30% of total production). As for Chidaine’s 2008s, while their acidity and minerality might strike some tasters as too prominent, I don-t think Chidaine hyperbolizes when he calls the vintage 'magic.' You have to look to the historical collections of regional leaders Foreau and Huet to find comparable consistently high quality, making it clear that Chidaine is one of the world-s finest craftsmen in the medium of white wine, not to mention a continuing source of amazing value.” David Schildknecht, The Wine Advocate

Francois Chidaine Montlouis Clos Habert Sur Loire 2008

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Francois Chidaine Montlouis Clos Habert Sur Loire 2008

"Pineapple and tangerine as well as musky florality and pistachio extract mark the nose and lusciously refreshing palate of Chidaine's 2008 Montlouis Clos Habert, in which residual sugar helps balance electric acidity, compliment its citricity, and reinforce flavors of white peach, quince, honey, malt, and toasted nuts. The aura of truffle oil that many of his 2008s have in common with his 1996s is totally alluring here (and, for junkies, a lot less expensive than an ounce of the real thing!) This becomes richer and deeper as it opens, with a sense of incipient creaminess, yet its kinetics and mouth-watering acidity never flag through a phenomenally persistent finish. Expect this scintillatingly complex Montlouis to be worth following for at least 20 years, and if you do drink it young, be aware that it tastes virtually dry thanks to its residual sugar being canceled by acids and buffered by extract."

Wine Advocate: 94 Points

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Francois Chidaine Vouvray Clos Baudoin 2008

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"The Chidaine 2008 Vouvray sec Clos Baudoin is provocatively scented with musky narcissus and Misato rose radish; white truffle; and ineffable mineral and animal intimations, along with more predictable but lovely scents of ripe quince. The brightness and phenolic sizzle here will shake up your mouth about as much as one of those radishes and leave just as remarkably musky an aftertaste. Fresh lemon and grapefruit serve for juiciness that would still otherwise unquenchable thirst, but the sheer piquancy and pungency of this wine will have you going back for sip after sip unless you or until you douse your palate with water! This outstanding value should be riveting to follow for at least the next dozen years - if you can just get the rivets off of your palate."Wine Advocate 92 Points
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