Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh

Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh is an appellation in France, covering 6,394.5 ha across 36 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Courbu, Gros Manseng, Petit Courbu and Petit Manseng. 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 de triees successives, Vin tranquille

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

6,394.5 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

20.67 × 18.03 km

Centre

43.5452° N, 0.1120° W

Grapes

Arrufiac, Courbu, Gros Manseng, Petit Courbu, Petit Manseng, Sauvignon

Max yield

66 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Pau

Where it is

Nearest town

21 km south-east of Aire-sur-l'Adour

Nearest city

33 km north-east of Pau 82,697 people

To the sea

109 km

Rivers nearby

Adour (9.9 km)

Same latitude

Hokkaido (Japan), Red Hill Douglas County, Oregon (United States), Niagara Lakeshore (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation

114–314 m

Mean elevation

204 m

Measured over the whole outline on 26,539 elevation cells of about 55 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Mixed sedimentary rocks65%
• Unconsolidated sediments35%

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

Communes · 36

• Arricau-Bordes
• Arroses
• Aurions-Idernes
• Aydie
• Aubous
• Betracq
• Burosse-Mendousse
• Cadillon
• Castelnau-Riviere-Basse
• Castetpugon
• Castillon (Canton De Lembeye)
• Conchez-De-Bearn
• Corbere-Aberes
• Crouseilles
• Diusse
• Escurès
• Gayon
• Hagedet
• Lascazeres
• Lasserre
• Lembeye
• Madiran
• Maumusson-Laguian
• Moncaup
• Moncla
• Mascaraàs-Haron
• Monpezat
• Portet
• Riscle
• Saint-Lanne
• Soublecause
• Saint-Jean-Poudge
• Séméacq-Blachon
• Tadousse-Ussau
• Vialer
• Viella

Wineries · 22

• Château Barréjat
• Château Bouscassé
• Château Laffitte-Teston
• Château Montus
• Château Viella
• Château d'Aydie
• Château de Gayon
• Château de Perron
• Clos Basté
• Clos de l'Église
• Domaine Berthoumieu
• Domaine Betbeder
• Domaine Brana
• Domaine Capmartin
• Domaine Hourcadet
• Domaine Labranche Laffont
• Domaine Laffont
• Domaine Mesté Bertrand
• Domaine Monblanc
• Domaine Sergent
• Domaine Tailleurguet
• Domaine de Bassail

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Sources

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