Surface area : 813 hectares of A.O.C. vines

Number of wine estate owners declaring harvests : 138

Boundaries of the Appellation area:
- to the North, the Barbanne stream;
- to the East, the municipal boundaries between Pomerol and Saint-Emilion;
- to the South, the Libourne-Bergerac railway and the urban area of the town of Libourne;
- to the West, the D910 Libourne-Angoulême road.

First of all, Pomerol is one of the smallest areas of wine production in the Bordeaux region, representing 0.7% of the total area under vine in the Bordeaux winegrowing area. Its estates enjoy international renown and demand for these wines far exceeds supply. Pomerol produces just a few thousand cases of wine every year, and only red wine …

Production figures :
In 2011 : 33 580 hectolitres
In 2010: 30 100 hectolitres

Another specific feature of Pomerol is that it has always refused to establish a classification system.
Each winegrower makes his wine at his own estate within the Appellation area.
70% of the distribution of Pomerol wines is dealt with by Libourne and Bordeaux wine merchants.

Sales :
France : 40%
Export : 60%

The main export markets :
Germany, Benelux countries, Canada, China, Korea, Great Britain, Switzerland and the USA.

Fédération des Négociants
1 , cours du XXX Juillet
33000 Bordeaux
Telephone : 05 56 00 22 90
Fax : 05 56 81 37 43

E-mail : negoce@vins-bordeaux-negoce.com

Fédération des Syndicats des Grands Vins de Bordeaux à Appellation Contrôlée « FGVB »
1 , cours du XXX Juillet
33000 Bordeaux
Telephone : 33 05 56 00 22 99
Fax : 33 05 56 48 53 79