Domaine François Chidaine Vin de France Moelleux 2016 Size::1 Bottle one and two-year-old puncheons

one and two-year-old puncheons

The juice obtained was fermented with yeast and held on lees to enhance the overall fruit structure

even in the most difficult times

" 1 June 2022

candied apricots

Domaine François Chidaine Vin de France Moelleux 2016 Size::1 Bottle one and two-year-old puncheonsManuela Chidaine described 2016 as a vintage from hell. Stemming from the severe frost that blanketed the central Loire on 27th April, this domaine lost an astonishing 90% of its forthcoming crop. By harvest time, this translated to an average yield of 5 hl ha. As such, the domaine could only realise four cuves from their Montlouis Vouvray vineyards. This delicious moelleux is one wine that made the cut. The wine is a blend of strictly sorted, late