Costières de Nîmes AOC
Costières de Nîmes is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) for wines that are produced in an area between the ancient city of Nîmes and the western Rhône delta, in the French department of the Gard. Formerly part of the Languedoc region of France, as the wines more resemble those of the Rhône valley in character than of the Languedoc, it is now part of the Rhone wine area and administered by the Rhône Wine committee which has its headquarters in Avignon.
| Wine region | |
| Official name | Costières de Nîmes |
|---|---|
| Type | Appelation d'origine contrôlé |
| Year established | 1986 |
| Years of wine industry | Over 2,000 |
| Country | France |
| Part of | Rhône Valley |
| Other regions in Rhône Valley | Côtes du Rhône, right bank. Coteaux du Languedoc |
| Climate region | Mediterranean |
| Soil conditions | Quartzite pebble with alluvia |
| Size of planted vineyards | 4,185 |
| Grapes produced | Red/rosé: Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Carignan, Cinsault. White: Grenache blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Macabeo, Rolle |
| Wine produced | Red, white, rosé |
| Comments | Ha: hectares, hl: hectolitres, hl/ha: hectolitres per hectare |
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