Costières de Nîmes AOC

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Costières de Nîmes AOC is a French wine appellation in southern Occitanie known for its Mediterranean-influenced red, rosé, and white wines, often compared in style to those of the Rhône Valley.

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Costières de Nîmes vineyards 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée
French wine appellation
administrativeRegion Gard department
climate warm Mediterranean
climateInfluence Mediterranean climate
country France
exportedTo international markets
formerName Costières du Gard
governingBody INAO
grapeColorFocus red varieties
harvestMethod mechanical and manual harvesting
influencedBy Mistral wind
legalRegionAssociation Languedoc AOC
surface form: Languedoc wine region (historically)
locatedIn Occitanie NERFINISHED
southern France
locatedNear Rhône Valley
nearCity Nîmes NERFINISHED
partOf Rhône Valley
surface form: Rhône wine region (by style)
primaryWineColor red
produces red wine
rosé wine
white wine
recognizedAsAOC 1986
secondaryWineColor rosé
soilType galets roulés
pebble and gravel soils
tertiaryWineColor white
typicalAlcoholLevel medium to high
typicalFoodPairing Mediterranean cuisine
grilled meats
typicalGrapeVarietiesRed Carignan
Cinsault
Grenache NERFINISHED
Mourvèdre NERFINISHED
Syrah
typicalGrapeVarietiesWhite Bourboulenc
Clairette
Grenache Blanc
Marsanne
Roussanne
Vermentino
typicalWineStyleRed full-bodied
spicy
typicalWineStyleRosé fresh
typicalWineStyleWhite aromatic
wineRegulationType AOC regulations
wineStyleComparedTo Rhône Valley
surface form: Rhône Valley wines

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Gard department containsLandmark Costières de Nîmes AOC
subject surface form: Gard
this entity surface form: Costières de Nîmes vineyards
Occitanie hasWineRegion Costières de Nîmes AOC