The Pécharmant AOC produces dry red wines only, based on Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Malbec. Tucked into the Bergerac AOC, and surrounding the actual town of Bergerac (and its famous statue of Cyrano), we find the Pécharmant AOC. The river then flows through the neighboring countryside, occasionally meeting small towns such as Lanobre (where you can visit the Château de Val ) and Bort-les-Orgues, where you can view the “Les Orgues” volcanic rock formation-which stretches over half a mile and resembles a series of 300 foot-high organ pipes, the result of cracks formed in cooling, prehistoric lava flows. The upper valley of the Dordogne River is a series of deep gorges, cliffs, and lakes. After a bit of meandering around, these two streams flow together and form the Dordogne River. In the mountains of the Massif Central, two small streams-the Dore and the Dogne-arise on the side of Puy de Sancy (Mount of the Cross), which at 6,184 feet (1,885 m) high is the highest mountain in the range. The sources of the Dordogne is found almost in the center of France-it’s just a bit too far south to call it the true center. However, Bordeaux is only part of the story of the Dordogne River. The Dordogne River is well-known as one of the three main waterways that flow through and handily divide the Bordeaux AOC into the areas of the Right Bank, Left Bank, and Entre-Deux-Mers.
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