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French Wine - Loire Valley Region |
The Château du Hureau is located in the small town of Dampierre sur Loire, about four miles east of Saumur and 15 miles west of Chinon. The Château itself is an impressive sight, with its 18th-century Mansard roof and octagonal tower topped by a boar-headed weathercock, from which the domaine takes its name -- a hureau is an old, solitary wild boar.
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The vineyards in the Pouilly Fumé appellation were originally established by Benedictine monks. Located about 15 kilometres south of Sancerre and on the opposite bank of the Loire River, the majority of the vineyards are planted on two types of soil common to Sancerre as well, Portlandian cap rock (with limestone and chalk) and Kimmeridgian rock (a mixture of clay and limestone).
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Sancerre is located at the eastern end of the Loire Valley, on the western banks of the Loire river. Its sole grape variety for white wines is Sauvignon Blanc, and when one thinks of French wine made with that grape, Sancerre must come to mind first.
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The vineyards of Quincy are located in the center of France, in the Cher département. It is part of the large network of Loire valley vineyards, found in the eastern area not far from the vineyards of Sancerre, Reuilly, Menetou-Salon and Pouilly-Fumé.
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