Bergerac

Bergerac is an appellation in France, covering 41,399.7 ha across 87 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin tranquille

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

41,399.7 ha

Separate plots

69

Extent N–S × E–W

39.3 × 66.38 km

Centre

44.7531° N, 0.3975° E

Grapes

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chenin, Cot, Fer, Merlot, Muscadelle, Mérille, Ondenc, Sauvignon, Sauvignon Gris, Semillon, Ugni Blanc

Max yield

75 hl/ha

Min planting density

3,300 vines/ha

INAO office

Bordeaux

Where it is

Nearest town

13 km south-west of Bergerac

Nearest city

54 km south-west of Périgueux 34,770 people

To the sea

75 km

Rivers nearby

Dordogne (12 km)

Same latitude

Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley) (Canada), Willamette Valley (United States)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

8–222 m

Mean elevation

98 m

Measured over the whole outline on 40,928 elevation cells of about 108 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Vintages: Bordeaux (red)

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Mixed sedimentary rocks92%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 87

Wineries · 22

• Beauportail
• Château Court les Mûts
• Château Laroque
• Château Le Tap
• Château Panisseau
• Château Piquesègue
• Château Pécharmant
• Château Tertres du Plantou
• Château Thénac
• Château du Haut Pezaud
• Château du Rooy
• Château la Tilleraie
• Château le Raz
• Château les Farcies du Pech
• Château les Farcies du Pèch'
• Clos les Côtes
• DOMAINE DE GRIMARDY
• Domaine Ancienne Cure
• Domaine de la Lande
• Domaine des Costes
• Domaine du Petit Batou
• Le Clos de Breil

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)