Pomerol

For the town in the Drôme département, see Pommerol.

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

Pomerol
Commune
Chateau Le Pin
Coat of arms
Location of Pomerol
Pomerol Show map of France Pomerol Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 44°55′58″N 0°11′57″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Libourne
Canton	Le Libournais-Fronsadais
Intercommunality	CA Libournais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Barbeyron[1]
Area 1	6.24 km2 (2.41 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	608
• Density	97/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.

Wine

Main article: Pomerol AOC

With only 800 hectares (2,000 acres), Pomerol is the smallest wine producing area in the Bordeaux region. It is more a community where the vineyards are family-shared.^[3] The mostly small-sized producers in the area 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.

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%

See also

• French wine
• Bordeaux wine
• Plan Bordeaux
• Communes of the Gironde department