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Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil

Appellation

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.

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Key facts

Type
AOC
Category
Vin tranquille
Protected since
1973-09-18
Area
1,248.8 ha
Separate plots
2
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

Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil Red
Cabernet Franc
max 67 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil Rosé
Cabernet Franc
max 67 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 · 1

Wineries · 6

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Sources

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

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