The Pécharmant vineyards, on the right bank of the Dordogne, north and north-east of Bergerac, are the oldest in the Bergeracois region. The name derives from a linking of two words, Pech and Armand – pech being a local word for a small hill, and Armand the first name of the man who owned this territory prior to the 13th century..
Spread over four communes (Creysse, Bergerac, Lembras and Saint-Sauveur), the vineyards mostly lie on south-facing slopes, thus benefiting from much more sun.