2019 Francois Chidaine Montlouis Demi-Sec 'Clos Habert', Loire, France Giuseppe Rinaldi Grüner Veltliner

Grüner Veltliner

It is a wine of vibrant red color with violet tones in its youth

Here we've got a combination of 75% Grüner Veltliner blended with a mixture of 25% Chardonnay

above sea level on a ridge top above Occidental

– All estate fruit from the Alpine Vineyard in the Santa Cruz Mountains

2019 Francois Chidaine Montlouis Demi-Sec 'Clos Habert', Loire, France Giuseppe Rinaldi Grüner VeltlinerMontlouis Clos Habert The Clos Habert lies adjacent to the Clos du Breuil, on clay and a type of silex called perruches. Part of the vineyard is about 25 years old, with the rest 60 80 years old, and Chidaine uses these vines to make a tendre style of Montlouis with a lovely balance and minerality.