Pomerol#Wine
{{For|the town in the Drôme département|Pommerol}}
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Pomerol
|commune status = Commune
|image = Chateau Le Pin.JPG
|caption = Chateau Le Pin
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Pomerol (33).svg
|arrondissement = Libourne
|canton = Le Libournais-Fronsadais
|INSEE = 33328
|postal code = 33500
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CA Libournais
|coordinates = {{coord|44.9328|-0.1992|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 30
|elevation min m = 7
|elevation max m = 39
|area km2 = 6.24
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Pomerol ({{IPA|fr|pɔmʁɔl}}; {{langx|oc|Pomairòus}}) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine near Bordeaux in southwestern France.
Wine
{{main|Pomerol AOC}}
With only {{convert|800|ha|acre}}, Pomerol is the smallest wine producing area in the Bordeaux region. It is more a community where the vineyards are family-shared.{{cite web | url=http://www.terroir-france.com/region/bordeaux_pomerol.htm | title=Pomerol Wine Information, French Wine Guide in Bordeaux }} 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 populations
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1962|1070|
1968|1116|
1975|1037|
1982|962|
1990|867|
1999|848|
2008|718
}}
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See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.terroir-france.com/region/bordeaux_pomerol.htm Pomerol wine information]
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