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Languedoc · Section from Saint-Mamert to Langlade

The Gard: garrigue and the Vaunage

North-west to south-east across the limestone garrigue west of Nîmes: from Saint-Mamert, at the edge of the Massif des Lens, over the plateau, down into the Vaunage basin and up to Langlade. Tap a layer to read it.

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Schematic: the rock is named only as Lower Cretaceous limestone and marl; stage names and contacts are to be checked against the BRGM 1:50,000 sheets for Sommières and Nîmes. The Vaunage is drawn as a simple basin opened in the marl. Mas d'Espanet and Roc d'Anglade are placed by commune and aspect, not surveyed parcels. Ground from AWS terrain data; Saint-Mamert and Langlade sit within 0.5 km of the line.

Key to the ground

4 layers, youngest at the top

    Why these Gard wines are so fresh

    1. The mistral and clear skies give cold nights even after hot days.
    2. Roc d'Anglade's vines face due north, so ripening is slow and the fruit stays bright.
    3. Marl under the slopes holds water through the summer, so the vines keep working in drought.
    4. Roc d'Anglade stays in the IGP by choice, which leaves Rémy Pédréno free to pick his grapes and style.

    Did you knowRémy Pédréno of Roc d'Anglade learned his trade with René Rostaing in Côte-Rôtie, and keeps his wines in IGP Gard on purpose.

    In the book

    Pas Mal wines on this ground

    Saint-Mamert, edge of the Massif des Lens

    Langlade, above the Vaunage

    Sources: Sodivin and Clos des Spiritueux, Roc d'Anglade profiles; Gault&Millau and Tourisme Gard, Mas d'Espanet; BRGM 1:50,000 geological maps, sheets Sommières and Nîmes; AWS Terrain Tiles.