Pécharmant

Pécharmant is an appellation in France, covering 1,304.4 ha across 4 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cot and Merlot. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 6.3 km north-east of Bergerac and 36 km south-west of Périgueux.

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

1,304.4 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

5.71 × 7.93 km

Centre

44.8915° N, 0.5393° E

Grapes

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cot, Merlot

Max yield

54 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Bordeaux

Where it is

Nearest town

6.3 km north-east of Bergerac

Nearest city

36 km south-west of Périgueux 34,770 people

To the sea

82 km

Rivers nearby

Dordogne (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

36–154 m

Mean elevation

94 m

Mean slope

4.3° (8 %)

Steepest tenth

above 8°

Faces

south

Measured over the whole outline on 73,982 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

• Mixed sedimentary rocks75%
• Unconsolidated sediments17%

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

Communes · 4

• Bergerac
• Creysse
• Lembras
• Saint-Sauveur

Wineries · 6

• Beauportail
• Château la Tilleraie
• Château les Farcies du Pech
• Château les Farcies du Pèch'
• Clos les Côtes
• Domaine des Costes

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Sources

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