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Cabernet franc Val de Loire Chinon vin rouge tranquille

Origin

Pyrenean Piedmont

Growing regions

France, Italy, Spain, USA, Chile, New Zealand, Argentina, California, Australia, South Africa

Also known as

Breton

Chinon — Rabelais’ historic appellation on the Vienne — is the world reference for Cabernet franc in still red wine. On the white tuffeau limestone of the Vienne valley and the siliceous gravel of the alluvials, the variety achieves a complexity, delicacy and ageing potential that few terroirs can match.