Pomerol

Pomerol
Pomerol
Commune
	Chateau Le Pin
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 44°55′58″N 0°11′57″W / 44.9328°N 0.1992°WCoordinates: 44°55′58″N 0°11′57″W / 44.9328°N 0.1992°W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Libourne
Canton	Le Libournais-Fronsadais
Intercommunality	Libournais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Barbeyron
Area 1	6.24 km2 (2.41 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	593
• Density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33328 /33500
Elevation	7–39 m (23–128 ft) ; (avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pomerol (French pronunciation: [pɔmʁɔl]; Occitan: Pomairòus) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine near Bordeaux in southwestern France.

Population[]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,070	—
1968	1,116	+4.3%
1975	1,037	−7.1%
1982	962	−7.2%
1990	867	−9.9%
1999	848	−2.2%
2008	718	−15.3%

Wine[]

The mostly small-sized producers in this area of about 7.60 km² (2.93 sq mi) produce red wines. As in the neighbouring appellation of Saint-Émilion, the predominant grape variety is Merlot, often with Cabernet Franc and smaller quantities of Cabernet Sauvignon. Unlike other Bordeaux regions, Pomerol has no official wine ranking or classification. However, wines like Château Pétrus and Château Le Pin are priced as high as the classified first growths of the Pauillac and Saint-Émilion such as Château Ausone and Château Cheval Blanc.

The next-door and slightly larger "satellite" appellation of Lalande-de-Pomerol produces similar wines which are shorter-lived and less expensive.

References[]

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.