Périgord

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The Périgord vineyard is crossed from north-east to south-west by a hydrographic network comprising the Isle, the Vézère and their tributaries, mainly in the southern part of the Dordogne département.
• The climate is a degraded oceanic type, with a more pronounced annual temperature range and less abundant rainfall than on the Aquitaine coast, under prevailing westerly winds.
• The Périgord production zone is an arid causse marked by numerous karst features (caves, sinkholes, dolines, swallow holes and springs) and crossed by the deeply incised valley of the Céou.
• The Jurassic formations of the Portlandian and the Kimmeridgian carry limestones that split into slabs, yielding flat stones called lauzes, which growers remove from their plots to build dry-stone walls and shelters; the finest examples on the causse de Daglan are listed on the supplementary inventory of historic monuments, and this geological peculiarity has enabled the vineyard to be maintained and expanded.
• For the canton of Domme, the Campagnac-les-Quercy anticline forms a geological wedge inserted into the Cretaceous limestones.
• North of the Dordogne river, the parent material of sands and clays with gravel gives rise to acidic, leached brown soils with a deep accumulation of minerals that creates an impermeable horizon known as "tran". (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Dénominations géographiques complémentaires

• Périgord Dordogne PGI
• Périgord Vin de Domme PGI

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Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF) — approved 1er juillet 2025, JORF 3 juillet 2025
• Official INAO text (show_texte)
• INAO product entry
• Official trade body site — Confédération des Vins IGP de France