Couly-Dutheil Cellars Chinon ★ 4.5
Family-owned Chinon house founded 1921 with cellars cut into the cliff beneath the medieval fortress, pouring the Clos de l'Echo Cabernet Franc and full range.
Vouvray reference estate founded 1928, biodynamic since the 1980s. Tastings cover Le Haut-Lieu, Le Mont and Clos du Bourg in dry, demi-sec and moelleux styles.
Address: 11-13 rue de la Croix Buisee, 37210 Vouvray, France, Loire Valley
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