Domaine François Chidaine Vin de France Moelleux 2016 cote-de-fleurie The Westgate vineyard in the

The Westgate vineyard in the Grampians is renowned for making some tip-top wines

Medium bodied in style with an elegant finish

Chateau de Fargues - a Lur Saluces property - bears majestic witness to the past

The finish offers more oaky

But it wasn't because the terroir was deemed inferior

Domaine François Chidaine Vin de France Moelleux 2016 cote-de-fleurie The Westgate vineyard in theManuela Chidaine described 2016 as a vintage from hell. Stemming from the severe frost that blanketed the central Loire on 27th April, this domaine lost an astonishing 90% of its forthcoming crop. By harvest time, this translated to an average yield of 5 hl ha. As such, the domaine could only realise four cuves from their Montlouis Vouvray vineyards. This delicious moelleux is one wine that made the cut. The wine is a blend of strictly sorted, late