Costières de Nîmes

Styles

Terroir

• A stony plateau stretching 40 km (NE–SW) by 15 km, between the Vistrenque, the Gardon/Rhône plains, and the Camargue, across 24 communes in the Gard.
• Mediterranean climate: 2,700 hours of sunshine per year, summer sub-drought conditions, and cold, dry mistral blowing down from the Rhône valley. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• As early as 280 AD, the vineyard was massively replanted; the abbey of Saint-Gilles supplied its wines to the Avignon popes.
• AOC recognised in 1986 as 'Costières du Gard', renamed 'Costières de Nîmes' in 1989 to reflect the geological terrace.

• Whites are floral and fruity (white flowers, citrus, white-fleshed fruit); rosés are lively and full, with red berry fruit and dried fruit notes.
• Reds: red fruit aromas in youth, evolving toward spice and herbal notes, medium ageing potential, elegant and structured.

• The Villafranchian pebbles ('Gress') store daytime heat, creating a thermal differential that draws in sea breezes from the Camargue, preserving freshness and aromatic complexity. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF), JORF 7 mars 2025
• Official INAO text (show_texte)
• INAO product entry
• Official trade body site — Inter Rhône