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Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil is a French wine ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) in the Loire valley on the right bank of the River Loire. The AOC was created by a decree on July 31, 1937, covering about 800 hectares in the commune of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil in the département of Indre-et-Loire.〔Clive Coates ''An Encyclopedia of the Wines and Domaines of France'' pgs 276-283 University of California Press; First Printing edition (June 2001) ISBN 0520220935〕〔Jancis Robinson: ''Oxford Companion to Wine'' Third Edition pgs 101 & 704-705, Oxford University Press 2006 ISBN 9780198609902〕 Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil produces both red wine and rosé wines though rosés usually account for only about 2% of the production. The main variety of the AOC is Cabernet Franc (locally called ''Breton''), which is allowed to be supplemented with up to 10% Cabernet Sauvignon.〔(INAO: AOC regulations for Bourgheil and Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, consolidated version of 06/05/2001 )〕〔Vins de Loire ''"(Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil AOC )"'' Official Site. Accessed: March 25th, 2013〕 These wines are renowned for being fruity, similar to those of the neighboring Bourgueil AOC, and well suited for pairing with a wide variety of dishes.〔A. Domine (ed) ''Wine'' pgs 228-229 Ullmann Publishing 2008 ISBN 978-3-8331-4611-4〕 ==History== Located west of the city of Tours, the area of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil has seen viticulture since at least the days of the Romans. Though long overshadowed by the neighboring communes of Bourgueil and Chinon across the Loire, the area earned a reputation for the quality of its red wine as early as he Middle Ages. According to local legend, the Cabernet Franc grape was introduced to area in 1090 when it was planted in the nearby Bourgueil Abbey. Like neighboring Bourgueil, the Bretons of Brittany were a significant customer for the wines of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil and by at least the 16th century the wine from the area was being described as "Breton wine".〔 When the ''Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité'' (INAO) was delineating AOC regions in 1937, the commune of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil was originally grouped with the communes of Bourgueil, Benais and Restigné under one Bourgueil AOC. But Adrien Ory, mayor of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil and one of the largest vineyard owners in the region, campaigned for a separate AOC designation for the wines from his town despite the two AOCs having essentially identical ''terroir'' and producing similar wines.〔〔〔James E. Wilson ''"(Terroir )"'' pg 238, University of California Press (1999) ISBN 0520219368〕〔Eric Pfanner ''"(Loire Valley Reds Come Into Their Own )"'' ''The New York Times'' March 2nd, 2012〕 However at the time of AOC creation, the maximum allowable yields for Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil were slightly lower than for Bourgueil but subsequent revisions of AOC regulations have now made them completely the same for both AOCs.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil AOC」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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