Chinon AOC

E303805

Chinon AOC is a renowned French wine appellation in the Loire Valley, best known for its Cabernet Franc–based red wines and distinctive terroir along the Vienne River.

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Label Occurrences
Chinon AOC canonical 1
Chinon wine area 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée ⓘ
French wine appellation ⓘ
authorizedGrapeVariety Cabernet Franc ⓘ
Cabernet Sauvignon ⓘ
Chenin Blanc ⓘ
bestKnownFor Cabernet Franc–based red wines ⓘ
climate temperate oceanic climate ⓘ
climateInfluence Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Vienne River ⓘ
colorDominance red wines dominate production ⓘ
country France ⓘ
grapeForWhite Chenin Blanc ⓘ
hasSoilType gravel soils ⓘ
sand and clay soils ⓘ
tuffeau limestone ⓘ
hasSubregion alluvial plain vineyards ⓘ
hillside vineyards ⓘ
plateau vineyards ⓘ
languageOfName French ⓘ
legalStatus protected designation of origin ⓘ
locatedIn Indre-et-Loire department ⓘ
Loire Valley ⓘ
Touraine wine region ⓘ
linked to: Loire wine region
mainGrapeVariety Cabernet Franc ⓘ
namedAfter town of Chinon ⓘ
nearTown Chinon ⓘ
partOf Loire wine region ⓘ
recognizedSince 1937 ⓘ
regionSpecialty age-worthy Cabernet Franc wines ⓘ
regulatingBody INAO ⓘ
river Vienne River ⓘ
roséShare small proportion of production ⓘ
servingTradition paired with Loire goat cheeses ⓘ
paired with charcuterie ⓘ
typicalAroma earthy notes ⓘ
graphite ⓘ
green pepper ⓘ
red fruits ⓘ
violet ⓘ
typicalStructure fine tannins ⓘ
fresh acidity ⓘ
medium-bodied ⓘ
whiteShare very small proportion of production ⓘ
wineStyle red wine ⓘ
rosé wine ⓘ
white wine ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Benais → locatedNear → Chinon wine area ⓘ
linked to: Chinon AOC