The Saumur of Thierry Germain
by Dixon Brooke
Saumur is a beautiful, fortified medieval city on the Loire River’s southern bank, halfway between Tours and Angers, with a distinguished collection of castles built from the locally quarried white limestone tuffeau. The ancient city disguises the plateau of tuffeau behind it that is scattered with its true treasure: Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc vines.
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