The Vignobles de la Rodaie of Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil , part III !!! 

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I come from my road warrior trail from Le Lude , and needed to stop by Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil ,in the department 37 Indre et Loire of the beautiful Centre Val de Loire region of my belle France. This one is a familiar one as been here several times for the wines , This time arrived at lunch time but the daughter now owner took care of us very nicely. I had planned to stop here on our way home, this is the  Vignobles de la Rodaie !  These again proves the choices are endless and each time we enjoy a bit more of my belle France. Therefore, let me tell you a bit more on the Vignobles de la Rodaie of Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil , part III !!!  Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The Cousseau-Boireau property, a family business for 4 generations, the Vignoble de la Rodaie, located 500 meters from the heart of the village of Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil, offers you a guided tasting of its vintages. These fruity and generous red wines are aged and preserved in chestnut barrels for the traditional cuvée and old oak barrels for the “vieilles vignes” cuvée. We have met them and visited for several years either at their property or in wine fairs near us, We love their Tradition vintage, always pleasant light and great price/quality ratio. Continue with the cuvée Kermélise , 6 mos ageing old vines and the cuvée Margaux 2 years ageing of old vines our first try. There is also new history wine from their son who is training to take over the property, All for a great time of interaction with the owners family and wines, just my best picture of my wonderful Loire Valley of my belle France.

On our latest visit, the daughter and her husband are taking over the domaine from her parents who still help ,,, They sold a farm with 60 cows to concentrate on the wines, They are working on making white white and sparkler as well to expand their rosé and red line, The cave has been converted into a tasting room and the production cuves is on the previous cave, Very nice family very friendly and good price/quality ratio wines,

The best known wines are obviously the Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil (AOC) and the Bourgueil (AOC) which exist in red and rosé. However, other wines can be produced there like: Touraine, Crémant de Loire, IGP Val de Loire and Loire Rosé The agricultural and wine union of Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil was created in 1891 , and on July 31, 1937, Saint Nicolas obtained his AOC (appellation d’origine controllée) for its unique red wine from Cabernet Franc. In 1977 was created the brotherhood “The commandery of the Dive Bouteille de Bourgueil and Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil” Located in the heart of the Touraine vineyard, the town of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil is a major center of Loire viticulture. The most famous wines are obviously Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil (AOC) and  Bourgueil  (AOC) which exist in red and rosé and with Cabernet Franc, However, other wines can be produced there such as: Touraine, Crémant de Loire, IGP Val de Loire and Rosé de Loire. The Cabernet Franc is undoubtedly the grape variety of the Loire Valley. The development of the vine probably dates back to the Gallo-Roman era, but it was around the Abbey of Bourgueil, founded in 990, that the monks planted Cabernet Franc in Touraine, locally called “Breton”. Some explain the nickname by a first vine planted by Abbot Breton, manager of Richelieu’s lands, in Bourgueil in the 17C… Rabelais, however, already recounted its merits in the 16C by citing “this good Breton” in his work Gargantua… Others have this grape variety arriving by sea, in Nantes, then considered a Breton port part of Brittany.

The town of Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil on its wine heritage: 

https://www.saint-nicolas-de-bourgueil.fr/fr/339/vin-et-vignoble/l-appellation-saint-nicolas-de-bourgueil.html

The town of St Nicolas de Bourgueil on vignoble de la Rodaie (our friends ‘ wines) :    https://stnicolasdebourgueil.fr/vignerons/vignoble-de-la-rodaie/

The wines of the Loire Valley on St Nicolas de Bourgueil:  https://www.vinsvaldeloire.fr/en/wine/saint-nicolas-de-bourgueil

There you go folks, always nice to be back in Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil. There is so much to see here and so much good wine of my Loire Valley, the valley of the kings of France!  Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Vignobles de la Rodaie of Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil , part III !!! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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