Collines Rhodaniennes

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Granitic soils predominate across the appellation, alongside soils derived from the weathering of metamorphic rocks such as leptynites, anatexites, and gneiss.
• The soils contain minerals such as quartz and white and black mica, with a high heat-retention capacity that contributes to good ripening of the grapes.
• Gentle hillside slopes carry gravelly spreads, while the valley floor presents clay-limestone soils with a gravelly component.
• The climate is semi-continental in character, with alternating influences from Mediterranean, continental, and oceanic systems; winters can be harsh, with severe frosts and episodic snowfall.
• The Mistral, a violent, cold, and dry wind from the north, makes itself felt as it is channelled along a north–south axis by the alignment of the Rhône valley, flanked by the Massif Central to the west and the Alps to the east.

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

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Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF) — approved 25 novembre 2025, JORF 3 décembre 2025
• Official INAO text (show_texte)
• INAO product entry
• Official trade body site — Confédération des Vins IGP de France