Chinon - C'est Chouette!
No.18 | Out & About
On my first evening in Chinon over the course of a three-ish hour dinner, the expression “c’est chouette!” must’ve been said more than three dozen times. My French is pretty good, but I had not heard this expression or at least taken notice of it before, but I could get a sense of what it meant given the context and tone when it was used. At the end of the evening, I inquired (embarrassingly) about the meaning of this expression, and it loosely can mean “it’s great”… “it’s nice”… “it’s cool”…
This expression, while not all encompassing, seams like a delightful way to describe this very special region.
My time in Chinon has come to a close (at least for now!), and I’m going to take a bit of time to reflect on some of the experiences and things I learned, but suffice it to say, the region of Chinon abounds with depth, diversity and richness, and at it’s core, it is a region that lives and breathes all things Cabernet Franc.
Here are just a few highlights of the week:
A full Saturday of tast…