What are the best years for Loire valley wines?
Bourgueil wine vintage chart
Bourgueil | Red Wines 
2018
Divine Vintage
2017
Divine Vintage
2016
Superb Vintage
Quality of Bourgueil vintages from 2015 and back
2015
Superb Vintage
2014
Superb Vintage
2013
Very good Vintage
2012
Very good Vintage
2011
Very good Vintage
2010
Excellent Vintage
In the Bourgueil appellation, the red wines of the last four vintages have been particularly exceptional. 2018 in particular, a vintage in which the red wines of the Loire valley were marked by the solar character of the year: wines with intense colors, darker than usual, giving notes of ripe black fruits, and more tannins on the palate.
In Bourgueil, it is the plots with the presence of limestone in the sub-soil that have allowed the wines to express their greatest potential. For those who know the Bourgueil terroir, we are talking about the vines located on the northern slopes of the appellation, on the heights of villages such as Benais or Restigné.
Want to know more? We recommend the following reading from our blog: Wine tasting in Bourgueil : keep cool, drink on! .
About Bourgueil wines vintage chart
How was this guide crafted?
Our vintage chart of Bourgueil wines uses a unique methodology. It compares the average vintage scores attributed to a selection of dozens of Bourgueil wines that are representative of the appellation. So our vintage charts truly reflect the opinions of people who have tasted these typical Bourgueil wines.
The wines used to build our Bourgueil vintage chart have been selected from the following wineries:
Domaine de la Chevalerie
Domaine de la Butte
Domaine de la Chanteleuserie
Lamé Delisle Boucard
Domaine Catherine et Pierre Breton
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Also worth reading
To go further, we advise you to read the very fine report by Bernard Baudry : quality of vintages since 2007 of the neighboring appellation of Chinon.
