Pomerol

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For the town in the Drôme département, see Pomerol, Drôme.

Administration
Commune of Pomerol
Location
Longitude	00° 11' 57" W
Latitude	44° 55' 58" N
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Libourne
Canton	Libourne
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Libournais
Statistics
Altitude	7 m–39 m (avg. 30 m)
Land area¹	6.24 km²
Population² (1999)	848
- Density (1999)	135/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	33328/ 33500
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).

Pomerol is a village and wine growing region (AOC) in France. It is a commune of the Gironde département, located near Bordeaux.

1 Wine
- 1.1 Recent vintages
- 1.2 Some Producers
2 See also
- 2.1 External links

[edit] Wine

Many small growers in this area of about 7.60 km² produce a plummy, generous, long lived wine. The predominant grape variety used is Merlot, often together with Cabernet Franc. Unlike other Bordeaux regions, there is no official ranking in Pomerol. The wines command high prices because of their high quality and low volume of production.

[edit] Recent vintages

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Outstanding: 2005, 2000, 1998, 1990, 1982
Excellent: 1995, 1989, 1985
Very good: 2001, 1988, 1986, 1983, 1979
Good: 2004, 2002, 1999, 1996, 1994, 1978
Average: 2003, 1997, 1993, 1987, 1981
Poor: 1992, 1991, 1984, 1980, 1977

[edit] Some Producers

Outstanding: Château Pétrus, Le Pin, Lafleur
Excellent: L'Eglise Clinet, L'Evangile, La Conseillante, Vieux Chateau Certan, Trotanoy, La Fleur de Gay
Very good: Latour a Pomerol, Clos L'Eglise, Clinet, Gazin, Beauregard, Petit-Village, La Fleur-Petrus, La Croix de Gay, Certan de May, Le Gay
Good: Nenin (after 1993), Rouget, La Rose Figeac, Guillot Clauzel, Beau-Soleil, Belle-Brise