🇫🇷SOUTH-WEST-Bergerac
BERGERAC IS– AOC.– 10 @Bergerac
- BLANC= | ROUGE= **Refer to AOC. For Grape Information.
GEOGRAPHY– France, South-West France, REGION-Bordeaux, DEPARTMENT-Dordogne
- COMMUNES-(93)- East of Bordeaux-City( km.)
- Despite Being Attached to Eastern Bordeaux It’s Considered to Be Part of South-West France
- AOC.s– Cotes de Bergerac AOC., Cotes de Duras AOC., Cotes de La Marmandais AOC., Cotes Montravel AOC., Hauts-Montravel AOC., Monbazillac AOC., Montravel AOC., Pecharmant AOC., Rosette AOC., Saussignac AOC.
TOPOGRAPHY– “Flat/ Rolling/ Hilly”, On~Dordogne~River~
SOILS– “Metamorphic”, “Sedimentary”, Limestone, Boulbenes(Gravelly-Clay)
CLIMATE– “Maritime” With “Continental” Influences
VITICULTURE– 12,000 ha. Planted
**Refer to “BORDEAUX/ Home” For Detailed Information On Bordeaux as a Region.
- GEOGRAPHIC DISCLAIMER~ “Technically Bergerac is Part of South-West, But For Proximity and Organizational Purposes I Have Placed Its Information In South-East Bordeaux.”
COTES De BERGERAC AOC. @Bergerac
- BLANC= Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon
- ROUGE= Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
- GEOGRAPHY- France, South-West France, REGION-Bergerac, DEPARTMENT-Dordogne
- “Multi-Appellation”, COMMUNES-(90)-
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling/ Hilly”, On~Dordogne~River~
- VITICULTURE- ? ha. Planted
- Estate/ Producers- Duc de Castellac, Laroque, Tour de Grangemont, Thenac, Vari
MONTRAVEL AOC. @Lamothe-Montravel
- BLANC= Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon
- ROUGE= Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
- GEOGRAPHY- France, South-West France, REGION-Bergerac, DEPARTMENT-Dordogne
- In Cotes de Bergerac AOC.(North-West)
- In Dordogne River Valley, East of Saint-Emillion-City(25km.)
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling, Valley”, On~Dordogne~River~(North)
- CLIMATE- “Maritime”
- VITICULTURE- ? ha. Planted
- Estate/ Producers- Calabre, Masburel(33.4ha.), Moulin, Puy-Servain
COTES MONTRAVEL AOC. @Lamothe-Montravel
- BLANC= Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon
- GEOGRAPHY- France, South-West France, REGION-Bergerac, DEPARTMENT-Dordogne
- In Cotes de Bergerac AOC.(North-West), (Laps)Montravel AOC.
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling/ Hilly”
- SOILS- “Metamorphic”, “Sedimentary”, Alluvial, Limestone
- VITICULTURE- ? ha. Planted
- VINICULTURE- Sweet
- Estate/ Producers- Bloy, Laulerie, Le Raz, Roque Peter
HAUTS-MONTRAVEL AOC. @
- BLANC= Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Semillon
- GEOGRAPHY- France, South-West France, REGION-Bergerac, DEPARTMENT-Dordogne
- In Cotes de Bergerac AOC., BORDERS: Montravel AOC.(North)
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling”, On~Dordogne~River~(North)
- VITICULTURE- ? ha. Planted
- VINICULTURE- Botrytis
- Estate/ Producers- Bondieu, Puy-Servain
ROSETTE AOC. @Bergerac
- BLANC= Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon
- GEOGRAPHY- France, South-West France, REGION-Bergerac, DEPARTMENT- Dordogne
- In Cotes de Bergerac AOC.(North-East), West of Bergeac-City(1km.)
- COMMUNES-(6)-
- BORDERS– Pecharmant AOC.(East)
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Hilly”, SLOPES/ Massif Central, On~Dordogne~River~(North)
- VITICULTURE- ? ha. Planted
- Estate/ Producers- Puypezat, Rooy
PECHARMANT AOC. @Bergerac
- ROUGE= Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvigon, Cot, Merlot
- GEOGRAPHY- France, South-West France, REGION-Bergerac(North-East)
- DEPARTMENT-Dordogne, In Cotes de Bergerac AOC.(North-East)
- East of Bergerac-City(3km.), BORDERS– Rosette AOC.(West)
- COMMUNES-(4)- Creysse, Lembras, Saint-Sauveur, Pecharmant
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling”, SLOPES/ Pech Hills
- On~Caudeau~River~Tributary~Dordogne~River~(North)
- SOILS- “Metamorphic”, “Sedimentary”, Limestone, Gravel, Loamy-Sand
- CLIMATE- “Maritime”
- VITICULTURE- 400ha. Planted
- VINICULTURE- AOC. Law: Wine Must Be a Blend, No 1 Grape Exceeds 65% of the Blend.
- Estate/ Producers- Champarel, Cros, Grangettes, Haut-Pecharmant,, La Renaudie, Terre Vieille, Tiregand
SAUSSIGNAC AOC. @Saussignac
- BLANC= Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon
- GEOGRAPHY- France, South-West France, REGION-Bergerac
- DEPARTMENT-Dordogne, In Cotes de Bergerac AOC.(Central-Interior)
- BORDERS– Monbazillac AOC.(East)
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling/ Plateau”, On~Dordogne~River~(South)
- VITICULTURE- ? ha. Planted
- VINICULTURE- Botrytis
- Estate/ Producers- Court les Muts, Eyssards, Miaudoux, Richard
MONBAZILLAC AOC. @Monbazillac
- BLANC= Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle
- GEOGRAPHY- France, South-West France, REGION-Bergerac, DEPARTMENT-Dordogne
- In Cotes de Bergerac AOC.(Central-Interior), BORDERS– Saussignac AOC.(West)
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling/ Hilly”
- On~Dordogne/ Gardonette(Confluence~of)~River~(Left Bank)
- SOILS- “Metamorphic”, “Sedimentary”, Limestone, Clay, Molasse Clay
- CLIMATE- “Maritime”
- VITICULTURE- 2,000ha. Planted, CHALLENGES– Late Summer/ Fall Humidity
- All Hand Harvested/ Multiple Tries Required.
- VINICULTURE- Botrytis(Labeled Under Monbazillac AOC.), Dry Wine Wine Labeled Under Bergerac AOC.
- Estate/ Producers- Ancienne Cure L’Abbaye, Barouillet, Belingard, Le Fage, Grande Maison, Grains d’Or, Septy, Tirecul-la-Graviere
COTES De DURAS AOC. @Duras
- BLANC= Chenin Blanc, Colombard, Mauzac, Muscadelle, Ondenc, Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Ungi Blanc
- ROUGE= Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Merlot
- GEOGRAPHY- France, South-West France, REGION-Bergerac(South-West)
- DEPARTMENT-Lot-et-Garonne, East of Bordeaux-City(68km.)
- COMMUNES-(15)- Auriac-sur-Dropt, Baleyssagues, Duras, Esclottes, Loubes-Bernac, Moustier, Pardaillan, St.-Astier, St.-Colombe-de-Duras, St.-Jean-de-Duras, St.-Sernin, La Sauvetat-du-Dropt, Savignac-dee-Duras, Soumensac, Villeneuve-de-Duras
- BORDERS– Entre-Deux-Mers/ Bordeaux(West)
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Rolling/ Hilly/ Valley(Dropt, Dourdeze)/ Plateau”
- On~Dropt~River~Tributary-Dordogne~River~
- SOILS- “Metamorphic”, “Sedimentary”, Sand(Boulbenes), Gravel
- Castillon Calcereou(White Chalk/ Limetone), Agenasi Molasses(Layers of Clay/ Sand/ Gravel)
- Agenasi Calcareous
- CLIMATE- “Maritime”, Botrytis(Wanted & Unwanted)
- VITICULTURE- 2,000 ha. Planted
- Estate/ Producers- Amblard, Duc de Berticot, Du Grand Mayne, De Durand, La Grave Bechade, Honore de Berticot, De Laulan, Mouthes le Bihan, Du Petit Malrome, Les Savignattes, De la Solle
- VINICULTURE- Blanc, Rose, Rouge
- CULTURE- 1937- AOC. Officially Established
- Maison des Vins de Duras
COTES De La MARMANDAIS AOC. @Marmandais
- BLANC= Chenin Blanc, Mauzac, Muscadelle, Ondenc, Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon, Sauvignon Gris
- ROUGE= Abouriou, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Gamay, Malbec, Merlot, Syrah
- GEOGRAPHY- France, South-West France, REGION-Bergerac, DEPARTMENT-Dordogne
- BORDERS- Entre-Deux-Mers(North-West)
- TOPOGRAPHY- “Flat/ Rolling/ Hilly”, On~Garonne~River~
- SOILS- “Metamorphic”, “Sedimentary”, Clay, Limestone, Clay, Gravel
- VITICULTURE- 930ha. Planted
- Estate/ Producers- Cave du Marmandais(Collaboration), Elian da Ros, Grand Mayne
**Refer to “BIBLIOGRAPHY/ SOURCES” For Details On Scholarly Works Referenced.