Bourgueil
Bourgueil is a terroir of red wine, similar to Chinon. You need to be an expert to distinguish the one from the other. This is because Bourgueil and Chinon share the same terroir specificity, history and wine making tradition.
It seems that some Bourgueil wines mature longer than their Chinon neighbor. Specially the ones coming from the south of the appellation and called "vins de cotes".
Bourgueil is often compared to the wines from Médoc in Bordeaux. Cabernet grapes are used to make both wines.
Bourgueil wine information:
Name:
Appellation Bourgueil Controlée
Appellation Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil Controlée
Location:
West of Tours city, and East of Saumur
Places:
Bourgueil, Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil and Restigné, Benais, Ingrandes de Touraine
Soil:
Limestone
Sand
Gravel
Size:
1,200 ha (2,900 acres)
Production:
9 million bottles
Grapes:
Cabernet Franc (or Petit Breton)
Type of wines:
Fruity red wine
Dry rosé (less than 5% of the production)
Age:
Bourgueil: 3 to 10 years
Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil: 2 to 5 years
Vintages(recommended):
2003, 1997
Aromas:
Red fruits
Black currant
Green capsicum
Food:
With a starter
Cheese:
Port Salut
Reblochon
Saint Nectaire
Valencay
Gouda
