2020 Francois Chidaine Montlouis Sec ' Les Bournais', Loire, France Alsace As with all Forlorn Hope

As with all Forlorn Hope wines

40% Cabernet Sauvignon

4% and "marriage" process

This shows the grape at its most playful and perfumed

50% Pinot Noir & 50% Chardonnay

2020 Francois Chidaine Montlouis Sec ' Les Bournais', Loire, France Alsace As with all Forlorn HopeOn a limestone plateau overlooking the Loire river sit Les Bournais, a vineyard Chidaine refers to as "a magical place". It had been abandoned for some time, but Chidaine was convinced that it was one of the very best sites in Montlouis, and planted vines here in 1999. Unlike most of Montlouis, which is on clay and silex, or flint, Bournais lies on clay and limestone, and the name Bournais refers to the particular type of limestone found here.