2019 François Chidaine Montlouis-sur-Loire Les Bournais

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  12/18/2023 - Decanting Queen Likes this wine: 93 Points

  First time trying Francois Chidane and very impressed. Golden yellow in the glass, incredible nose of honey with a hint of green apple. You wouldn’t expect a dry chenin from the nose, but the palate is indeed dry but flavorful with pears, apples, incredibly long finish and a creamy texture.
  
  When I told my husband the price he told me to buy a case and that he could drink this everyday. (Those who know me know that is a big deal—I am 100% grounded from buying wine right now 😆)

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  11/26/2023 - dbay Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Medium gold. On the nose medium aromas of citrus, wet stone, lanolin, tangerine. On the palate the wine is dry with high, bracing acidity, medium alcohol, medium plus body. The flavor intensity is medium plus with tangerine, lemon rind, granny smith apple, wet stone, salinity, lanolin, honey, almonds. The finish is long with citrus, salinity and honey. Brilliant wine- can keep for many years to come.

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  9/1/2023 - Bob H wrote:

  Just had a glass of the 2020, and while these wines are showing differently tonight, they are both enjoyable and I would have difficulty picking a favorite.
  
  There is more ripeness of the fruit on the nose with this wine, but it is dry and focused on the palate. Unfortunately, like the 2020, my last bottle, because this would certainly be a fun wine to track for a few more years.

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  8/13/2023 - Nojomoschwa Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Wow, these Chidaine wines from 2019 are enjoyable. We tasted it alongside its cousin from across the river. This was creamy, rich and very welcoming. A lot of character, and pronounced fruit notes, with a finish that manages to keep everything in place. A relative bargain for what you get in terms of white wines at this price point. Long may it remain so.

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  8/7/2023 - trumpet60201 wrote: 93 Points

  Gold color, which I think this may have always had. Drank from my passive cellar, which is 65 or so this time of year. I highly recommend drinking this at a warm-ish temperature.
  
  This has incredible viscosity, leaving long legs - quite unusual for me to see that in a 13% wine. The nose is open and beautiful, with lychee, rhubarb, pears, and other beautiful notes. On the palate, the wine is delicious, mirroring the nose, but adding some lime notes and nice sweetness of fruit - the acidity is present in a good way, the finish is very long - nice concentration of fruit and sappiness on the teeth.

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