Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil

Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil is an appellation in France, covering 1,248.8 ha in Saint-Nicolas-De-Bourgueil. The rules allow red and rosé wine, based on Cabernet Franc. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 16 km east of Saumur and 45 km west of Tours.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin tranquille

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

1,248.8 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

5.22 × 6.07 km

Centre

47.2944° N, 0.1300° E

Grapes

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon

Max yield

67 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,500 vines/ha

INAO office

Tours

Where it is

Nearest town

16 km east of Saumur

Nearest city

45 km west of Tours 141,621 people

To the sea

145 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

28–104 m

Mean elevation

48 m

Mean slope

1.4° (2 %)

Steepest tenth

above 4°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 77,615 elevation cells of about 13 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments82%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)18%

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

Communes · 1

• Saint-Nicolas-De-Bourgueil

Wineries · 6

• Clos des Quarterons - Domaine Amirault
• Cognard Vignerons
• Domaine Olivier
• Joël Taluau et Thierry Foltzenlogel
• Le Clos du Vigneau
• Vignoble de la Jarnoterie

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Sources

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