{"product_id":"francois-chidaine-montlouis-brut-nature-methode-traditionelle-2022","title":"Francois Chidaine, Montlouis Brut Nature Methode Traditionelle, 2022","description":"Sparkling Chenin from one of the Loire's great Chenin masters, made bone dry with no dosage at all — nothing sweet to hide behind, just the fruit and the chalk. François Chidaine farms these Montlouis parcels biodynamically, now with no-till and permanent cover crops between the rows, on a base of limestone and chalk topped with clay and coarse chunks of flint (the locals call these soils \"les perruches\" and \"les aubois\"). It's made like Champagne — traditional method, second fermentation in bottle — but the base wine goes the Chidaine way: pneumatic pressing, wild-yeast fermentation in 600-litre demi-muids that can run six months, no malolactic, then a minimum of a year sur lattes. The result has the texture and seriousness of his still wines with a fine bead on top. Given what traditional-method sparkling from more famous addresses costs, this is one of the smarter bubbles on the shelf — and a great argument that Chenin does this as well as anyone.","brand":"Polaner [POL]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46516213907513,"sku":"NYC-W-POL-`FCD324`-091526-3","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/Francois-Chidaine-Montlouis-Brut-Nature-Methode-Traditionelle-2022-Sparkling-Wine-Flatiron-Wines-Spirits-New-York.jpg?v=1789655968","url":"https:\/\/nyc.flatiron-wines.com\/products\/francois-chidaine-montlouis-brut-nature-methode-traditionelle-2022","provider":"Flatiron Wines \u0026 Spirits NYC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}