Domaine François Chidaine

François Chidaine began in 1989 in Montlouis-sur-Loire with just a few hectares of vineyards, setting out with nothing but passion in his heart and unwavering perseverance. His raw material: Chenin, the grape variety of the Montlouis-sur-Loire appellation. From the very beginning, he recognized the richness of the appellation.

Aware that he had a unique natural heritage in his hands, François Chidaine cultivated each plot individually and produced a variety of wines tailored to the specific characteristics of the vines. It was also in this spirit that he became interested, from the very start, in Organic viticulture, and later in biodynamics. By 1999, the entire vineyard was being cultivated according to these principles.

That same year, Domaine François Chidaine expanded, and his wife Manuéla joined him, followed three years later by Nicolas Martin. In 2006, Domaine François Chidaine acquired vineyards in Vouvray, also cultivated biodynamically by this trio, who produce wines with luminous hues, appreciated for their precision and which refine with age.