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
- Zone covering the entire Gard département, structured around 3 distinct entities: the Cévennes, the limestone garrigues, and the plain extending to the Camargue.
- Highly contrasting rainfall: approximately 500 mm along the coastal fringe, potentially exceeding 800 mm further inland.
- Bipolar wind regime: sea breezes favorable to summer ripening, and the Mistral, 'violent and desiccating', blowing from the north.
- Autumn characterized by 'épisodes cévenols' — intense rainfall events specific to this zone.
- The eastern boundary is defined by the Gardon river (also known as the Gard), which gave its name to the département.
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 19 septembre 2019
- Official INAO text (show_texte)
- INAO product entry