93 points CellarTracker.com community score.
92 points Rebecca Gibb, MW (Vinous): "The 2020 Les Bournais is a silky, seductive wine that retains a sense of shape despite its ripeness. The appellation of Montlouis has lots of clay-flint, but this is clay-chalk, and the result is a round yet focused style with fine length and line. The barrel fermentation and maturation (just 10% new) doesn't impart any flavor but adds to the roundness and gives support to the wine. Fully dry, you can expect ripe apple, pear and a gentle lick of sweet brioche on the medium-long length. Sourced from clay-limestone soil. Drink: 2022-2034. (Sep 2022)"
92 points La Revue du Vin de France: "We increase in fat and mineral intensity with Les Bournais, magnificently chalky: a superb gastronomic wine. (2023)"
91 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The les Bournais vineyard was not being cultivated when François Chidaine took over the family domaine in 1989, but convinced of its potential, he cleared and planted vines here in 1999. The soil here contains more chalk and clay than most in Montlouis, giving this wine a bit of a unique soil signature amongst the estate’s Montlouis bottlings. The 2020 version of les Bournais is officially a Sec, coming in at 14.5 percent octane in this vintage and offering up a deep and ripe nose of fresh pineapple, sweet quince, lanolin, chalky soil tones, lemon peel and a hint of honeycomb in the upper register. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, focused and soil-driven in personality, with excellent depth at the core, good acids and grip, fine balance and a long, complex and ripe finish. This really carries its alcohol seamlessly and should age nicely. 2022-2050. (Jul/Aug 2022)"
92 points Rebecca Gibb, MW (Vinous): "The 2020 Les Bournais is a silky, seductive wine that retains a sense of shape despite its ripeness. The appellation of Montlouis has lots of clay-flint, but this is clay-chalk, and the result is a round yet focused style with fine length and line. The barrel fermentation and maturation (just 10% new) doesn't impart any flavor but adds to the roundness and gives support to the wine. Fully dry, you can expect ripe apple, pear and a gentle lick of sweet brioche on the medium-long length. Sourced from clay-limestone soil. Drink: 2022-2034. (Sep 2022)"
92 points La Revue du Vin de France: "We increase in fat and mineral intensity with Les Bournais, magnificently chalky: a superb gastronomic wine. (2023)"
91 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The les Bournais vineyard was not being cultivated when François Chidaine took over the family domaine in 1989, but convinced of its potential, he cleared and planted vines here in 1999. The soil here contains more chalk and clay than most in Montlouis, giving this wine a bit of a unique soil signature amongst the estate’s Montlouis bottlings. The 2020 version of les Bournais is officially a Sec, coming in at 14.5 percent octane in this vintage and offering up a deep and ripe nose of fresh pineapple, sweet quince, lanolin, chalky soil tones, lemon peel and a hint of honeycomb in the upper register. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, focused and soil-driven in personality, with excellent depth at the core, good acids and grip, fine balance and a long, complex and ripe finish. This really carries its alcohol seamlessly and should age nicely. 2022-2050. (Jul/Aug 2022)"
| Product SKU | 344271 |
| Producer | Chidaine |
| Country | France |
| Region | Loire |
| SubRegion | Montlouis |
| Varietal | Chenin Blanc |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | White |
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