Saint-Mont

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Saint-Mont is a village and commune in the Gers département of Southwestern France, in French called the Sud-Ouest. Saint-Mont wines are produced in the area around the village.

Contents 1 Saint-Mont wine 2 Grape varieties 3 Soil 4 Climate 5 References 6 See also

[edit] Saint-Mont wine

Wines are produced under the VDQS designation Saint-Mont and the area's vineyards are part of the South West France wine region. This VDQS, created in 1981, was previously called Côtes de Saint-Mont, before the name was changed in 2007.^[1]

The vineyards have a surface of 785 hectares, the VDQS designation is only valid for delimited vineyards where red, rosé and white wines are produced.

[edit] Grape varieties

For red and rosé wine: Tannat, Fer, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc.

For white wine: Arrufiac, Gros Manseng, Petit Manseng, Courbu, Clairette.

[edit] Soil

The soil exists mainly out of from siliceous earth, clay and sand.

[edit] Climate

A remarkable microclimate, a wet spring and very sunny.

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• French wine

• Communes of the Gers department

Coordinates: 43°39′N 0°09′W / 43.65, -0.15