François Chidaine - 2018 Touraine (Sauvignon Blanc) - Loire Valley, France without fining or filtration with

without fining or filtration with a careful racking prior to bottling

This is not a real product and should not be purchased in a real order

it is the Gamay from those very old vines planted on granitic soils that are typical of neighboring Beaujolais just to the South that produces their most distinctive and outstanding wine

the couple take a hands-off approach to the winemaking process

not the fruity style of wine often produced in neighboring Beaujolais

François Chidaine - 2018 Touraine (Sauvignon Blanc) - Loire Valley, France without fining or filtration withFranois Chidaine has an unsurpassed reputation in the Middle Loire regions of Montlouis, Vouvray and Touraine. Certified biodynamic farming is something he has long practiced, but like many producers, he does not acknowledge this on his labels for fear of the negative connotations and confusion still lingering in the U. S. market from Organic Wine of the 1980s. A USDA Organic Wine label means that a wine was not only made with organically grown