{"id":23,"count":9,"description":"In the misty light of the Val de Loire, <b>Chinon<\/b> rises like a whisper from the Middle Ages\u2014where Joan of Arc first met Charles VII in 1429 at the castle that still surveys the Vienne below with quiet pride. But beyond the ramparts and troubadour echoes, Chinon unfolds its true character in the glass, where Cabernet Franc reigns with measured elegance. Often mistaken for a mere country cousin to heavier Bordeaux reds, the wines here show a lighter touch: ruby-hued, with notes of crushed wild berries, violets, sometimes green bell pepper\u2014a signature of the region\u2019s cooler climate and tuffeau-rich soils. Now and then, a touch of Breton humor surfaces in comments about its supposed austerity, though true aficionados know the delight of a well-aged bottle, or the surprise of a supple vintage drunk slightly chilled in early autumn. <em>Le temps<\/em> shapes everything in Chinon, be it the wines or the narrow lanes where stone and silence meet. For an enchanting pause, <b>watch the day fade from the Quai Danton as the river turns bronze\u2014early October is particularly generous<\/b>.  \nWander further through stories and sips\u2014our other features await your curiosity.","link":"https:\/\/divineloire.fr\/en\/magazine\/tag\/chinon\/","name":"Chinon","slug":"chinon","taxonomy":"post_tag","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/divineloire.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/divineloire.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/divineloire.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/post_tag"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/divineloire.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?tags=23"},{"href":"https:\/\/divineloire.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destinations?tags=23"},{"href":"https:\/\/divineloire.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publicite?tags=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}