Francois Chidaine -- 2019 Touraine Rouge -- Loire Valley, France because it had a 7-day

because it had a 7-day cold-soak on the skins before fermentation was allowed to begin

Bodegas Care uses only estate fruit that is dry-farmed in the traditional

then biodynamic for decades and is now regeneratively-farmed

acidity-saving ocean winds coming through the Van Duzer corridor directly to its West set apart this sub-zone of the Valley

Francois Chidaine -- 2019 Touraine Rouge -- Loire Valley, France because it had a 7-dayFrancois Chidaine is a wine hero who refuses to wear a cape. We have had one of his wines, the Touraine Sauvignon Blanc, in Kompas Club before and are very likely to have more of his wines in the future because his wines are compelling and, though his wines sell out quickly every year, he modestly keeps his prices low. He took control of his fathers small collection of Montlouis based vineyards in 1989 and through integrity, intelligence and