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Bourgueil

Appellation

Bourgueil is an appellation in France, covering 3,436 ha across 7 communes. The rules allow red and rosé wine, based on Cabernet Franc. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 17 km east of Saumur and 44 km west of Tours.

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Key facts

Type
AOC
Category
Vin tranquille
Protected since
1973-09-18
Area
3,436 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
9.24 × 16.83 km
Centre
47.2963° N, 0.1426° E
Grapes
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon
Max yield
65 hl/ha
Min planting density
4,500 vines/ha
INAO office
Tours

Where it is

Nearest town
17 km east of Saumur
Nearest city
44 km west of Tours 141,621 people
To the sea
146 km
Rivers nearby
Loire (6.5 km)
Same latitude
Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley (United States), Vin du Québec (Canada)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
27–112 m
Mean elevation
51 m
Mean slope
1.6° (3 %)
Steepest tenth
above 4°
Faces
south

Measured over the whole outline on 54,280 elevation cells of about 26 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bourgueil Red
Cabernet Franc
max 65 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Bourgueil Rosé
Cabernet Franc
max 65 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha

Bedrock

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 7

Wineries · 22

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)

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