Vignoble Dinocheau

The Dinocheau family has tended vines in Monthou-sur-Cher, a small commune on the Cher River in the Touraine appellation, for five generations. When Laurence and Fabien Dinocheau took over the estate in 2006, they inherited a 13-hectare property with history in its soils and began the long work of converting to organic viticulture. Today the domaine is in active conversion, farming the first hillsides above the Cher with a commitment to reducing and eventually eliminating synthetic inputs.

The Cher Valley sits at the eastern edge of the Touraine appellation, where the Loire tributaries create a patchwork of limestone hillsides, clay-flint plateaus, and alluvial valley floors. Vignoble Dinocheau's 13 hectares span both Chenonceaux and Touraine designations, and the varieties grown here, Chenin Blanc, Cot (Malbec), Gamay, and Cabernet Franc, reflect the full range of what Touraine does best. Chenin in particular thrives on the limestone-rich soils, developing the kind of honeyed, tense mineral character the Loire Valley is famous for.

More on how they farm and work in the cellar in our Vignoble Dinocheau producer profile.

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Ground shipping time depends on location, here's a breakdown:

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East Coast: 5 business days

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If you miss a delivery and a package gets returned to us we have two options:

1) Reship the package right away: due to the very high cost of shipping and returns, we must charge a re-shipping fee to be determined based on package size and shipping destination.

2) Consolidate the returned package with your next order: this option is free of charge and it's the most popular option.

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