Pomerol

E16661

Pomerol is a prestigious wine-producing appellation in Bordeaux, France, renowned for its rich, Merlot-dominant red wines.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée
viticultural area
wine appellation
adjacentAppellation Lalande-de-Pomerol
Saint-Émilion
agingPotential long-term cellaring
classificationStatus no official internal classification system
climate maritime climate
country France
famousEstate Château Lafleur
Château Le Pin
Château Pétrus
Château Trotanoy
Vieux Château Certan
grapeDominance Merlot-dominant red wines
knownFor Merlot-dominant blends
age-worthy wines
plush tannins
rich and opulent red wines
locatedIn Bordeaux wine region
Gironde department
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
surface form: Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
locatedOn Right Bank of Bordeaux
marketPosition source of some of the world’s most expensive wines
notableFeature iron-rich clay subsoils
primaryGrapeVariety Merlot
regionType Right Bank Bordeaux appellation
regulatoryBody INAO
reputation one of the most sought-after Right Bank appellations
prestigious Bordeaux appellation
secondaryGrapeVariety Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Malbec
Petit Verdot
soilType clay
gravel
sand
typicalAlcoholRange 13–15% ABV
typicalAromas black cherry
plum
truffle
violet
typicalFlavors chocolate
ripe dark fruit
spice
whiteWineProductionAllowed no
wineColorAllowed red
wineStyle red wine

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Merlot importantAppellation Pomerol
Bordeaux hasSubregion Pomerol
Fronsac near Pomerol
Vieux Château Certan classification Pomerol
this entity surface form: Pomerol (not officially classified)
Vieux Château Certan hasDesignation Pomerol
this entity surface form: AOC Pomerol
Château Pétrus locatedIn Pomerol
Château Pétrus appellation Pomerol
this entity surface form: Pomerol AOC
Right Bank of Bordeaux knownFor Pomerol
this entity surface form: Pomerol wines
Right Bank of Bordeaux includesAppellation Pomerol
this entity surface form: Pomerol AOC
Château Lafleur locatedIn Pomerol
Château Lafleur appellation Pomerol
this entity surface form: Pomerol AOC
Château Lafleur commune Pomerol
Château Trotanoy commune Pomerol
Château Trotanoy classification Pomerol
this entity surface form: Pomerol (no official growth classification)
Château Trotanoy wineRegionType Pomerol
this entity surface form: appellation d’origine contrôlée (AOC) Pomerol
Bordeaux wine region hasAppellation Pomerol
this entity surface form: Pomerol AOC
Château Le Pin locatedIn Pomerol
Château Le Pin appellation Pomerol
this entity surface form: Pomerol AOC
Canon-Fronsac AOC neighboringRegion Pomerol
this entity surface form: Pomerol AOC
Libourne wineRegionGatewayTo Pomerol
Château La Fleur-Pétrus locatedNear Pomerol
this entity surface form: Pomerol village
Les Pensées de Lafleur appellation Pomerol
this entity surface form: Pomerol AOC
Les Pensées de Lafleur vineyardLocation Pomerol
this entity surface form: Pomerol plateau
Libournais hasNotableSubregion Pomerol
this entity surface form: Pomerol plateau
Thienpont family associatedWith Pomerol
this entity surface form: Pomerol appellation
Moueix family associatedWith Pomerol