Coteaux du Pont du Gard
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Henri Bouschet (Alicante Henri Bouschet)Alphonse LavalléeAltesseAlvarinhoAramon BlancAramon GrisAramonAranelArinarnoaArtabanArvine (Arvine Petite)AubunBourboulencBrun ArgentéCabernet BlancCabernet CortisCabernet FrancCabernet-SauvignonCaladocCardinalCarignan BlancCarignanCarmenèreChardonnayChasanChasselasChenansonCheninCinsautClairette (Clairette Blanche)Clairette RoseColombardCotCouderc NoirCounoiseDanlasEgiodolaFloréalGamayGamay De Chaudenay (Gamay Teinturier De Chaudenay)Gewurztraminer (Gewuerztraminer)Grenache Blanc (Garnacha Blanca)Grenache Gris (Garnacha Roja)Grenache (Garnacha Tinta)Gros Manseng (Manseng Gros Blanc)LivalLledoner Pelut (Garnacha Peluda)Macabeu (Viura)Maréchal FochMarsanneMarselanMauzacMerlotMondeuse (Mondeuse Noire)Morrastel (Graciano)Mourvèdre (Monastrell)MuscarisMuscat À Petits Grains BlancsMuscat À Petits Grains RougesMuscat À Petits Grains RosésMuscat D Alexandrie (Muscat Of Alexandria)Muscat De Hambourg (Muscat Hamburg)NégretteNielluccio (Sangiovese)Petit Manseng (Manseng Petit Blanc)Petit Verdot (Verdot Petit)Pinot NoirPinot GrisPiquepoul BlancPiquepoul GrisPiquepoul NoirPortanRiesling (Riesling Weiss)Rivairenc (Aspiran Noir)RoussanneSauvignonSauvignon GrisSciaccarelloSemillonServantSoreliSouvignier GrisSylvaner (Silvaner Gruen)SyrahTannatTempranilloTerret BlancTerret GrisTerret NoirUgni Blanc (Trebbiano Toscano)Verdelho (Verdelho Branco)VermentinoVidocViognierVillard BlancVillard NoirVoltis
Terroir
Natural factors
- Vineyards on calcareous hills and plateaux (garrigues) and alluvial plains bordering the Camargue
- Strictly Mediterranean climate: very hot, dry summers with annual rainfall of 600 to 750 mm, predominantly storm-driven
- The Mistral is often powerful (~100 days/year), alternating with maritime winds and heavy Cévenol rainfall episodes in autumn
- Landscapes of white limestone characteristic of the holm-oak garrigues shape the territorial identity of the IGP
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 8 décembre 2019
- Official INAO text (show_texte)
- INAO product entry