Francois Chidaine Montlouis Les Bournais 2023 OLDRIOJA What separates Tennessee whisky from

What separates Tennessee whisky from bourbon is the Lincoln County Process—filtering through sugar maple charcoal before aging

This is one of the rarer examples of it made into a sparkling wine

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Triple distilled for a well-balanced and smoother-than-glass finish

Decaying granite soils

Francois Chidaine Montlouis Les Bournais 2023 OLDRIOJA What separates Tennessee whisky fromChenin Blanc has more range than any other white grape it's great dry, great sweet, great sparkling and Francois Chidaine is the man who proved Montlouis could do it every bit as well as Vouvray across the river. Les Bournais may be the finest vineyard he farms: clay limestone at Husseau in Montlouis sur Loire, worked biodynamically, aged five to six months on fine lees in demi muids. It's the exotic one in his lineup white fruit on the nose that