Domaine François Chidaine Montlouis Brut Nature 2008 Size::1 Bottle adjacent to Nellessen but with

adjacent to Nellessen but with a northerly aspect

while a pre-ferment cold soak

The initial cedar and herbaceous aromatics open into inviting fragrances of pink grapefruit

White blossoms

and aging was in large Slavonian oak casks (like all Massolino Nebbiolo) for 12 months

Domaine François Chidaine Montlouis Brut Nature 2008 Size::1 Bottle adjacent to Nellessen but withChidaine is widely acknowledged in France as one of the Loire Valleys great sparkling wine craftsmen, not least by Benjamin Dagueneau (who enlisted Chidaines help when trialling his own sparkling). This wine goes some way to explaining the accolade. Its a pure, complex and elegant release that expresses the chalky terroir of its origin through an abundance of salty, marine and truffle aromas and flavours. The palate is still firmly structured, with