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Overview
Overview
Welcome to true Cabernet Franc country!
Bourgueil and Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil are two quintessential winemaking towns, which together create an everlasting essence of red Loire wine.
Discover just how these communes create signature wines that are representative of their own unique terroir.
Determine the difference in flavours between the various vineyards and the distinct impressions that specific soil types leave on the finished wine.
Marvel at how these two villages create an array of appealing red wine, using Cabernet Franc.
From light and fruity, through to rich and tannic; you shall uncover many different styles of red wine here - all of which are unmistakably Loire..
Also..
Did you know, that rosé is also made here, in limited quantity? The quality is often just as high as the red wine with which these two appellations are famed for..
The rosé here is dry and generally light and fruity, and is easily among the better rosé wine produced throughout the Loire.
Travelling from Paris?
Tours is the ideal pick-up point for those travelling from Paris.
Trains regularly leave from Paris Austerlitz, Paris Bercy and Paris Montpernasse 1 & 2 stations, arriving directly to Tours in an average of 1.5hrs.
Your guide will be waiting in Tours to collect and deliver you to some of the most stunning vineyards and classic fairytale French communes you could imagine.
Taste incredible Cabernet Franc in the company of the winemakers whom create it!