Touraine (mousseux)

AOC since 1946 for sparkling wine · traditional method

Touraine mousseux is the white and rosé traditional-method sparkling wine of AOC Touraine, recognised for sparkling wine in 1946.¹ White cuvées need at least 60% Chenin or Orbois, and the wine stays at least 9 months from tirage before disgorgement.¹

Area

The production area of AOC Touraine lies in two departments, Indre-et-Loire and Loir-et-Cher.¹ Sparkling wines were recognised within the appellation by decree on 16 October 1946.¹

Grapes

For white sparkling Touraine, Chenin or Orbois must make up at least 60% of the cuvée.¹ The full list of other permitted varieties for the sparkling wines was not extracted from the text during research, so it is not given here.

Production

Touraine mousseux is made by the traditional method, with the second fermentation in the bottle. The wine must spend at least 9 months from tirage before disgorgement and marketing.¹ The base yield is 72 hl/ha with a ceiling (rendement butoir) of 78 hl/ha.¹

Loire sparkling wines compared

Appellation	Main grape rule	Minimum ageing
Touraine	Chenin or Orbois at least 60% (white)	9 months from tirage
Saumur	Chenin at least 60% (white)	9 months on lees
Vouvray	Chenin, Orbois at most 5% of plantings	12 months from tirage
Montlouis-sur-Loire	Chenin only	9 months on lees
Crémant de Loire	nine varieties	9 months on lees

Sources for the table: the cahiers des charges of each appellation.^1,2,3,4,5 Several of them are draft amendments, as noted on each page.

About the source

The figures on this page come from the draft amendment of the Touraine cahier des charges examined on 18 June 2026 for the national opposition procedure.¹ Until it is adopted, details may change. Production volumes for sparkling Touraine were not found on an official page.