Chinon

I didn't really shoot Rick with this cannon. I shot him with my camera!

What is important here is that behind him you see the vineyards. Ahhh, the wines of Chinon! This region presented on wine bottles as Appellation Chinon Controlée has wines of a unique sort. The taste of limestone and gravel in the soil provide a base for these elegant yet casual and relatively inexpensive wines. The rivers lend moisture. The climate is mild.

The Cabernet Franc grape is most widely grown, but the red wine here is lighter so to me it's more like a pinot noir. The bottle of rosé I enjoyed with Rick was "smooth," so odd for a rosé and yet it was the best I ever tasted. The region is also known for Chenin Blanc, a light but complex white wine. These are my favorite French wines.

terroir-france.com

gastronomos.fr

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