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Saumur-Champigny.

One grape we teach is grown in Saumur-Champigny.

Cabernet Franc

Climate

Cool continental. Tuffeau chalk soils. Slightly warmer than Chinon.

Style

Mostly unoaked. Floral and precise. Slightly more fruit-forward than Chinon at its best.

Tell

Red cherry and chalk, floral precision, tobacco leaf, lean mineral, fine tannin

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