Touraine-Amboise

Touraine-Ambois
Wine region
TypeAOC
Year established1954
CountryFrance
Climate regionoceanic and continental
Soil conditionscontaining carbonates on tuffeau on the higher slopes, or siliceous and fairly heavy on sands and gravels mixed with clay
Size of planted vineyards220 ha
Grapes producedred: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Côt and Gamay; white: Chenin blanc

Touraine-Amboise (French pronunciation: [tuʁɛn ɑ̃bwaz]) is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) in the Loire Valley wine region in France. It is situated within the wider Touraine AOC wine appellation. It is produced by ten communes bordering both sides of the River Loire. To their west lies the town of Amboise, with its royal château. Since its separation from the Touraine AOC in 1954, Touraine-Amboise has constituted an AOC in its own right. Annual production stands at 9,000 hectolitres of wine, spread between red, rosé, and still white wines. Effervescent wines are also produced within this AOC's boundaries, but they are not entitled to use the Touraine-Amboise appellation, belonging instead to the Touraine appellation.