On Mon, 19 May 2014 17:00:27 -0400, Mark Lipton wrote:

> On 5/19/14 11:28 AM, Gordon MacPherson wrote:
>> Hi,
>> We are off by car to Chinon for a week in July and I would welcome
>> suggestions for reliable, not too expensive producers (around the £5-10
>> ($7-15) mark) in Chinon and the surrounding areas. Mainly interested in
>> reds but suggestions for good value dessert wines also welcome.
>
> How's your French? Domaine Bernard Baudry would be tops on my list and
> I know that the son speaks English. Other domaines whose wines I like
> are Charles Joguet, Olga Raffault and Les Roches (Jerome Lenoir), but I
> know nothing about whether they speak English.

I'll second Baudry, although I think they're a little expensive perhaps.
Honestly there's not a lot of good Chinon around at 5‚¬ any more, entry
level will be around 7-8. Yes, Matthieu Baudry speaks fine English. If
you're in Cravant-les-Coteaux you could also try the somewhat less
expensive Patrick Lambert and Jacques Spelty, both within a couple of
hundred meters of Baudry.

Chinon is a large appellation, if you're in the other side of it (Ligré)
I'd recommend Ch. de Ligré, the rose, rouge domaine and rouge Roche St.
Paul are all very good.

-E