WTN: 2011 Chidaine Les Bournais

2011 Chidaine Montlouis Les Bournais

I used to drink a fair amount of Bournais off and on but haven't had one of the 'recent' vintages so it has been fun to drink a couple of these over the past few weeks and get re-acquainted.

Rich stuff. Sunny sweet gingery citrus. So intense it makes me wonder if I would like it as much if the label said California, Chile or something non-Loire. But I don't really care because the label doesn't say any of those things. And then the fine finish comes in to give me a sense of Loire-style elegance and finesse.

A curious wine to match with food and a lovely wine to drink.

Rahsaan, your note here had me googling around and I just found this. Quite a fun read which I know you like. Happy Hols!

http://www.peterliem.com/2008/02/franoi ... loire.html

Thanks for posting Bob. That's a good Chidaine summary and I believe it gets mentioned often on these boards.

And as Peter points out, these Bournais vines are young so the future is only looking better.