User:Murgh/Pomerol AOC

Pomerol is an AOC, the viticultural terms set by INAO, for wine made in the commune of Pomerol in the Bordeaux wine region of southwestern France, on the Right Bank of Dordogne. Vineyards are located fifty kilometers to the east of Bordeaux, near the city of Libourne and neighbouring Libournais appellation Saint-Émilion. Lalande-de-Pomerol, a satellite appelation, is located directly to the north, consisting of the communes Lalande-de-Pomerol and Néac.

Pomerol
The area covers 785 hectares, annually producing on average 40,500 hectolitres of wine.

The grape varieties of Pomerol are 70% Merlot, with 25% Cabernet Franc (locally called Bouchet) and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Four estates alone occupy 16% of the appellation, with the remainder split between 160 owners. Together, they produce about 4 million bottles.

Soils are composed of gravel, clay or sand, or sometimes all three within a single vineyard.

ferruginous sandstone locally called "crasse de fer".

Lalande-de-Pomerol
Lalande-de-Pomerol is a satellite appellation of Pomerol, in an area surrounding the villages Lalande-de-Pomerol and Néac. Néac was defined as an appellation until it was united with Lalande-de-Pomerol in 1954.

Like Pomerol, iron oxide traces locally called "crasse de fer", and decalcified hardened and reddened quartz deposits, flint and granite.

Estates
Unclassed, the following estates have traditionally been considered the most merited of Lalande-de-Pomerol: Château La Fleur de Boüard, Château Belles-Graves, Château de Chambrun, Château Haut Chaigneau, Château La Chenade, Château Château La Sergue, Château Tournefeuille, Château Jean de Gué, Château De Viaud, Château Les Annereaux and Château Des Tuileries, Château Les Hauts-Conseillants.