Côtes de Gascogne

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The temperate oceanic climate displays a very gradual west-to-east gradient, shifting from a strong oceanic influence to a more continental character with summer drought in the east and late-summer thunderstorms.
• The western part is dominated by sables fauves, a marine formation covered by loessic silts bearing leached, acidic silty to silty-sandy soils known locally as boulbènes.
• Moving eastward, the sables fauves give way to molasse, a continental formation of clays interbedded with hard limestone benches, giving rise to deep, clay-rich terrefort soils or shallow, stony, calcareous peyrusquet soils.
• The water-retention capacity of the soils increases from west to east, so that the eastern sector — where summer rainfall is lowest — features the terreforts, the soils best suited to retaining moisture.
• The Condomois, the warmest and driest sector of the Côtes de Gascogne appellation, extends around the town of Condom on both banks of the Baïse, on soils that are mainly clay-limestone developed over molasse and limestone benches.
• The three zones of Bas-Armagnac, Condomois, and Haut-Armagnac are established on the Lannemezan alluvial fan, formed from debris eroded from the Pyrenees, with a rolling relief of asymmetrical hillsides. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• The relief consists of gentle hills to the west and more deeply incised valleys, accentuated by limestone benches, to the east of the Côtes de Gascogne geographical area.

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

Dénominations géographiques complémentaires

• Côtes de Gascogne Condomois PGI

All appellations in France

Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF) — approved 1er septembre 2025, JORF 5 septembre 2025
• Official INAO text (show_texte)
• INAO product entry
• Official trade body site — Confédération des Vins IGP de France