Cévennes

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The vineyard extends across the Gard and Lozère departments, in southern France, in the Languedoc-Roussillon region, and takes its name from the Cévennes massif.
• The vineyard is mostly cultivated on calcareous soils, in a rolling landscape shaped by rivers descending from the Cévennes, where vines grow alongside orchards, olive trees, and cereal crops.
• The Cévennes foothills experience a tempered Mediterranean climate, with contrasting seasons and often violent rainfall events at the equinoxes known as épisodes cévenols.
• Thanks to the sheltering effect of the mountains, northerly winds are moderated and the diurnal temperature ranges, which are favourable to grape quality, are substantial during the vine's ripening phase.
• Average annual rainfall lies between 1,300 and 1,500 mm, and the heavy equinoctial rains are mainly caused by the meeting of cold Atlantic air rising over the Cévennes summits and warm Mediterranean air. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• The proximity of the Aigoual massif exposes the area to snowfall that is sometimes significant, generally short-lived, and several communes are recognised as being exposed to natural flood risk. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

All appellations in France

Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF) — approved 30 juillet 2024 publié au JORF du 4 août 2024, JORF 4 août 2024
• Official INAO text (show_texte)
• INAO product entry
• Official trade body site — Confédération des Vins IGP de France