Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
Styles
Principal grape varieties
AbouriouAgiorgitikoAirenAlicante Henri BouschetAligotéAltesseArinarnoaArtabanAssyrtikoAubunBaroqueBourboulencCabernet FrancCabernet SauvignonCalabreseCaladocCarignan BlancCarignan GrisCarignanCarménèreCarricanteChardonnayChasanChatusChenansonCheninCinsautClairette (Clairette Blanche)ColombardCotCounoiseDurasEgiodolaFelenFerFianoFlorealFolle BlancheFurmintGamayGamaretGerwurztraminer (Gewuerztraminer)GleraGrenache Blanc (Garnacha Blanca)Grenache Gris (Garnacha Roja)Grenache (Garnacha Tinta)GrolleauGros Manseng (Manseng Gros Blanc)JacquèreJurançon NoirLledonner Pelut (Garnacha Peluda)Macabeu (Viura)MarsanneMarselanMauzacMelonMerlotMeunier (Pinot Meunier)Mondeuse (Mondeuse Noire)MontepulcianoMorrastel (Graciano)MoschofileroMourvèdre (Monastrell)Muscat À Petits Grains BlancsMuscat D Alexandrie (Muscat Of Alexandria)Muscat De Hambourg (Muscat Hamburg)NégretteNiellucio (Sangiovese)Illade (Oeillade Noire)Petit Courbu (Courbu Petit)Petit Manseng (Manseng Petit Blanc)Petit Verdot (Verdot Petit)Pineau D AunisPinot BlancPinot GrisPinot NoirPiquepoul BlancPiquepoul GrisPiquepoul NoirPortanPoulsardPrimitivoRiesling (Riesling Weiss)Rivairenc (Aspiran Noir)RoditisRoussane (Roussanne)Rousseli (Roussanne Du Var)SaperaviSauvignonSauvignon GrisSavagnin BlancSciaccarelloSémillonServantSylvaner (Silvaner Gruen)SyrahTannatTempranilloTerret BlancTerret GrisTerret NoirTibourenTouriga NacionalTrousseauUgni Blanc (Trebbiano Toscano)VerdejoVerdelho (Verdelho Branco)VermentinoVidocViognierVoltisXinomavro (Xynomavro)Muscat À Petits Grains Rouges
Terroir
Natural factors
- Soils are predominantly calcareous, with limestone rubble and marls from the Mesozoic era, plus Quaternary river terraces in the Hérault valley.
- The mountains shelter the vineyards from northerly winds and generate large diurnal temperature swings, encouraging a slow, gradual ripening.
- The zone has expanded to 71 communes (compared with 5 at its creation in 1982), in the northern Hérault, at the foot of the Larzac plateau and the Cévennes.
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.
Dénominations géographiques complémentaires
Sources
- Product specification (BO Agri, PDF), JORF 20 janvier 2022
- Official INAO text (show_texte)
- INAO product entry