Pomerol

Pomerol is an appellation in France, covering 963.9 ha across 4 communes. The rules allow red wine. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 3.2 km east of Libourne and 31 km east of Bordeaux.

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

963.9 ha

Separate plots

2

Extent N–S × E–W

4.62 × 5.21 km

Centre

44.9291° N, 0.2071° W

Grapes

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cot, Merlot, Petit Verdot

Max yield

60 hl/ha

Min planting density

5,500 vines/ha

INAO office

Bordeaux

Where it is

Nearest town

3.2 km east of Libourne

Nearest city

31 km east of Bordeaux 265,328 people

To the sea

24 km

Rivers nearby

Dordogne (3.4 km) · Auvézère (4.2 km)

Same latitude

Mount Pisgah, Polk County, Oregon (United States), Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley) (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation

8–40 m

Mean elevation

24 m

Mean slope

1.1° (2 %)

Steepest tenth

above 2°

Faces

north

Measured over the whole outline on 54,083 elevation cells of about 14 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

• Unconsolidated sediments100%

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

Communes · 4

• Lalande-De-Pomerol
• Libourne
• Pomerol
• Saint-Emilion

Wineries · 13

• Château Beau Soleil
• Château Franc Maillet
• Château Gombaude Guillot
• Château L'Évangile
• Château La Conseillante
• Château Lafleur Pétrus
• Château Lafleur Saint-Jean
• Château Tour Maillet
• Château Vieux Maillet
• Château la Fleur de Plince
• Château les grands Sillons
• Clos Beau Soleil
• La Rose Figeac

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Sources

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