Saint-Mont Explained

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.

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.[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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. http://www.inao.gouv.fr/public/produits/showTexte.php?comiteNat=1&id_txt=1013 INAO: AOVDQS rules for Saint-Mont, amended until October 23, 2007
  3. Web site: Saint Mont: The Little Region That Can - The SOMM Journal . www.sommjournal.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141016185625/http://www.sommjournal.com/Publications/SOMM/2014/August-September-2014/Saint-Mont-The-Little-Region-That-Can.aspx . 2014-10-16.
  4. Web site: fr. Décret n° 2011-1454 du 4 novembre 2011 relatif à l'appellation d'origine contrôlée « Saint-Mont. Journal officiel de la République française. 2011-11-08.