Pécharmant

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The Sud-Ouest wine-growing region

Pécharmant is a growing area for red wine within the area Bergerac . It is located northeast of the city of Bergerac , on the right bank of the Dordogne and belongs to the Sud-Ouest region . The 400 hectare area includes areas within the municipalities of Bergerac, Creysse , Lembras and Saint-Sauveur in the Dordogne department . The Monbazillac wine-growing region is within sight . Pécharmant has had the status of an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée since 1946(AOC for short). In 2002, 15,113 hectoliters were produced.

The wine

The Pécharmant is a full-bodied and full-bodied red wine. Its bouquet shows notes of ripe and dried fruits. It represents the qualitative top of the Bergerac wine-growing region . In the cellar it improves for between four and ten years. The ideal drinking temperature is 16-17 ° C. Pécharmant's most famous winery is the traditional Château de Tiregand, owned by the Saint-Exupéry family. Other well-known goods are Château Corbiac, Château de Biran, Château La Mouthe, Château La Renaudie, Château La Tilleraie, Château les Farcies du Pech ', Château Malbernat, Château Métairie Haute, Château Neyrac, Château de Peytirat, Clos Montalbanie, Domaine Brisseau Belloc , Domaine de la Curguetière, Domaine de l'Ancienne Cure, Domaine de La Metairie, Domaine des Costes, Domaine du Haut-Pécharmant, Domaine du Haut-Pécharmant Cuvée Prestige, Domaine du Vieux Sapin, Château Terre Vieille, Hameau de Pécharmant and Kressmann Pécharmant Grande Réserve.

The Pécharmant must be made from at least three of the four approved grape varieties Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Malbec (here called Côt ) and Merlot . The yield is limited to 45 hectoliters / hectare. The wine is always dry, its residual sugar content may be max. 3 grams / liter. It is partly expanded in new barriques .

Climate and soil

The Bergerac region is subject to a strong oceanic influence with mild winters. Rainfall is particularly heavy in spring and late autumn. The summers, on the other hand, are mostly hot and dry. The weather is often stable well into November. Fog often forms in the Dordogne valley , favoring the development of noble rot .

On the orographically right bank of the Dordogne, the soil north of the town of Bergerac consists of sediments overlying the base of Cretaceous limestone . These lean and permeable gravel sand soils are ideal for red grape varieties. The Pécharmant has the best red wine terroir in Bergerac. The vineyards lie on loamy, sandy hills interspersed with gravel. The subsoil is formed by limestone weathered to marl . It contains a lot of iron, which gives the wine a characteristic rustic aroma when it is young. The south-facing slopes have a particularly favorable microclimate .


Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Bergerac
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Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 9.3 11.3 14.3 16.7 20.8 24.1 27.1 27.1 23.8 18.8 12.8 10.1 O 18.1
Min. Temperature (° C) 1.3 1.8 3 5.1 9.1 12.1 14.1 13.6 10.8 8.1 4.0 2.2 O 7.1
Precipitation ( mm ) 52 63 42 80 68 73 53 66 79 71 80 82 Σ 809
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Source: france.meteofrance.com

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  1. ↑ Weather data Bergerac