Community Tasting Notes 46

• wayfarer Likes this wine:

  October 22, 2022 - Deep gold in glass. Drank over two nights. Muted nose that never develops much. Nicely rich on palate, slightly unbalanced acid edge to the citrus/mineral tones, modestly rich light apple/yellow stone fruit. Seems all about a lovely texture, a dance of sweet and acidic that is enjoyable. but ultimately more a reminder of what it was than continuing evolution. Still enjoyable but losing ground. One more in cellar, and it'll be opened sooner rather than later.

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• winemaker Likes this wine: 92 points

  August 30, 2021 - Fairly rich. Maybe some RS or a bit of botrytis, but delicious just the same.

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• Frank Murray III wrote:

  August 26, 2019 - My final bottle of Bournais. The color on this is becoming pretty gold in tone. Not sure what to make of that but I offer it for those who know more than I do about Chenin as it ages. Yesterday, the wine was squarely about acid, with that acidity overtaking any fruit that was there. My wife and I drank a glass each and then just tossed the bottle into the fridge. Today, the fruit is showing more, pulling together an apple, tart nectarine, lemon and a waxy tone. The acidity then closes the wine with a bitter note. I don't like the balance on this wine, as it's just a little fierce in acid that it just overshadows the fruit. Will retry again tomorrow and hope for better but I am not hoping for much.

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• BillBell73 Likes this wine:

  June 16, 2019 - This is spectacular - I generally prefer older chenin but Chidaine really seems to peak here in early middle age. Intense, rich, saturated fruit with equally intense acidity. It’s like a grand cru Chablis from a perfect vintage. Limestone magic.

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• vinum bonum wrote:

  June 5, 2019 - Un équilibre idéal entre la minéralité et la rondeur, sans sucre résiduel mais avec un accueil charmeur et une très belle longueur. Auparavant, on est happé par un nez envoûtant, un poil d'anis et d'agrumes, très haut niveau. Parfaitement prêt à boire, ouvert et assagi.
  Un grand blanc, splendide.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2010
• Type White
• Producer François Chidaine
• Varietal Chenin Blanc
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Les Bournais
• Country France
• Region Loire Valley
• SubRegion Touraine
• Appellation Montlouis-sur-Loire

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• In Cellars 101 (33%)
• Consumed 206 (67%)

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