Saint-Mont | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Saint-Mont (Gers).svg |
Arrondissement: | Mirande |
Canton: | Adour-Gersoise |
Insee: | 32398 |
Postal Code: | 32400 |
Mayor: | Michel Petit[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 43.6522°N -0.1492°W |
Elevation M: | 130 |
Elevation Min M: | 89 |
Elevation Max M: | 165 |
Area Km2: | 12.59 |
Saint-Mont (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ mɔ̃/; Occitan (post 1500);: Sent Mont) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.
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.[2] In 2011, following the abolition of the VDQS system, the wine was granted AOP status.[3] [4]
The vineyards have a surface of 1200 hectares, the VDQS designation is only valid for delimited vineyards where red, rosé and white wines are produced.
For red and rosé wines: Tannat, Fer, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc.For white wine: Arrufiac, Gros Manseng, Petit Manseng, Courbu, Clairette Blanche.
The soil is mainly siliceous earth, clay and sand.