Appellation · AOC · Touraine
Bourgueil
An appellation of the Loire Valley, in the Touraine. Its area covers 7 communes.
2,700 hadelimited areaRounded area of the shape drawn on the map: the area delimited by the INAO, which is not entirely planted.
- Benais
- Bourgueil
- Chapelle-sur-Loire
- Chouzé-sur-Loire
- Coteaux-sur-Loire
- Restigné
- Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
Authorised grape varieties
+ as secondary grapes: cabernet-sauvignon, cabernet franc
According to the INAO specification · Read ↗
The climate, today and around 2050
Spring, average temperature
11.2 °C→ 12.6 °C
Summer, average temperature
19.4 °C→ 21.7 °C
Days at 35 °C or more, per year
0.8→ 4.8
Average of the 7 communes. “Around 2050”: median value of the models for warming of +2.7 °C in France, the reference trajectory (TRACC). Source: Météo-France, Climadiag Commune.
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Official sources
Specification of the Bourgueil AOCINAO · PDF · the official rulesOfficialBourgueil, from its trade bodyInterLoire (Vins de Loire) · official websiteOfficialLinks checked on 07/10/2026 · No commercial or affiliate links ·
Around Bourgueil
- Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil4.6 km
- Chinon15 km
- Saumur-Champigny18 km
- Coteaux de Saumur27 km
- Saumur37 km
- Touraine Noble Joué44 km