Bourgueil
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Bourgueil is a Loire Valley wine appellation in France renowned for its red wines, particularly those made predominantly from Cabernet Franc.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée
ⓘ
French wine region ⓘ wine appellation ⓘ |
| agingPotential | several years for better cuvées ⓘ |
| alsoProduces | rosé wine ⓘ |
| climate | temperate oceanic ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| foodPairing |
charcuterie
ⓘ
grilled meats ⓘ poultry ⓘ soft cheeses ⓘ |
| grapeCategory | Cabernet Franc–dominant wines ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indre-et-Loire
ⓘ
Loire Valley vineyards ⓘ
surface form:
Loire Valley
|
| locatedOn | right bank of the Loire River ⓘ |
| mainGrapeVariety | Cabernet Franc ⓘ |
| neighboringAppellation |
Chinon
ⓘ
Bourgueil self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
|
| permittedGrapeVariety |
Cabernet Franc
ⓘ
Cabernet Sauvignon ⓘ |
| primaryWineColor | red ⓘ |
| recognizedAsAOCSince | 1937 ⓘ |
| regionOf | Loire red wines ⓘ |
| regulatoryStatus | AOC ⓘ |
| servingTemperature | typically served slightly cool for reds ⓘ |
| soilType |
clay-limestone
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gravel ⓘ sand ⓘ tuffeau limestone ⓘ |
| typicalAlcoholRange | about 11.5–13.5% ABV ⓘ |
| typicalAromas |
blackcurrant
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peppery notes ⓘ raspberry ⓘ red fruits ⓘ violet ⓘ |
| typicalStructure |
medium-bodied
ⓘ
tannic ⓘ |
| wineClassificationSystem |
Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée
ⓘ
surface form:
French AOC system
|
| wineStyle | still wine ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil