Bergerac vineyards
Do you like good wines, more original than Saint Emilion or Pomerol? Would you like to enrich your wine knowledge after visiting Sarlat, the capital of Périgord Noir, the Lascaux cave, the Padirac chasm, the national prehistory museum at Les Eyzies and some of the most beautiful villages in France around our campsite in the Dordogne, such as La Roque-Gageac or Beynac-et-Cazenac and its Château de Commarque? Head for the great vineyards of the Bergerac region.
Geography of the Bergerac vineyards
The Bergeracois covers an area some 40 km long from east to west and 30 km from north to south. Its territory corresponds to the hillsides and plateaus on both banks of the Dordogne River, around Bergerac. The Bergerac vineyards cover almost 100 communes, including Monbazillac, Montazeau, Montpeyroux, Saint-Antoine-de-Breuilh, Thénac, Saint-Laurent-des-Vignes, Saussignac, Colombier and Gageac-et-Rouillac.
Pécharmant and Rosette right bank, Monbazillac left bank
On the right bank of the Dordogne, the subsoil consists of marine limestone covered with gravel and sand. The presence of iron gives the soil a crimson color. This is where the wines bearing the Pécharmant and Rosette appellations are produced. On the left bank, the soils are rich in limestone scree and sandstone. The vineyards of Monbazillac and Saussignac are located on this side of the river.
The Bergerac region in figures
The Bergerac vineyards, just a few kilometers from our campsite with swimming pool in the Dordogne, cover a total area of 12,600 hectares, 9,000 of which are devoted to viticulture. It produces red wine (Côtes de Bergerac, Bergerac, Pécharmant, Montravel), dry white wine (Montravel, Bergerac) and sweet white wine (Monbazillac, Saussignac), rosé wine (Bergerac) and a few sweet wines (Côtes de Bergerac, Rosette, Haut-Montravel, Monbazillac). Bergerac is the estate’s largest production, with 300,000 hl of red wine per year, 70,000 hl of white wine and 50,000 hl of rosé. You can visit these vineyards while staying in one of our mobile home rentals in the Dordogne. To taste Bergerac wines, you have several options: visit the estates, meet a wine merchant or sit down at a table in a good restaurant to find the perfect wine to accompany your foie gras, meat, truffles or Périgord salad.
