Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil

France · AOC · Loire Valley

Styles

Natural factors

Vineyard planted on ancient alluvial terraces and "montille" rises: very free-draining sandy-gravelly soils with low water-holding capacity.
At the foot of the hillsides: argilo-calcareous soils of Turonian age (tuffeau chalk) and argilo-siliceous soils of the Senonian.
Oceanic climate, warmer and drier than the rest of Touraine, with relatively low humidity.
A wooded plateau to the north shelters the vineyard from cold winds, encouraging an early start to the growing season.
The appellation is limited to the single commune of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, at the north-western tip of the Touraine vineyard area.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.