and quietly muscular
with hints of lemongrass and green peppercorn
and the result is a very classic Cabernet Franc wine with floral aromas and very fine Shiraz black fruit on the mid palate
showing ripe yellow fruits
Domaine François Chidaine Montlouis Les Grillonieres Yering Station and quietly muscularThe palate is bright, pure, and finely textured, opening with crisp pear, green apple, and white peach before moving into a cool, minerallined midpalate shaped by Montlouis tuffeau soils. Subtle notes of fennel frond, chamomile, and wet chalk add savoury complexity. The texture is silky but tensile, carrying a quiet saline thread. The finish is long, pithy, and mineral, leaving impressions of citrus oil, pear skin, and chalky tensionLes Grillonires in