The Clos du Breuil is the emblematic expression of the Chidaine estate in Montlouis. A straightforward, pure, taut wine that also combines with a touch of sensuality after a few months in the bottle.
Bettane and Dessauve comment:
Peak: 2015 to 2025
Grape variety: Chenin
Density: 6600 vines/hectare
Age of the vines: 45 years
Surface area of the Clos du Breuil: 35 hectares
Cultivation method: biodynamic
soils: composed of clays and coarse flint elements constituting the Parakeets. Subsoil made up of tufa, chalk that remains within reach of the roots.
The vines are pruned by Guyot, harvested with successive sorting, yields around 40hecto/hectare
Pneumatic pressing of the harvest, fermentation on indigenous yeasts in demi-muids (600-litre barrels). No malolactic fermentation.
