Vineyards : It is the furthest south of the Côtes du Rhône Villages Appellation bearing its geographical name and it spreads out over 4 different communities : Domazan, Estézargues, Rochefort du Gard and Saze.
Soil types : terraces of rounded pebbles on sand or Pliocene clay, reddened by rust.
Climate : with an average altitude of 150 metres above the Rhone River, it is Mediterranean, warm and dry bearing the influence of the Mistral wind.
Background : the terroir of Signargues is well known to historians going from the occupation of the area by the Romans to the battles of Charles Martel, from the Popes in Avignon to the cult of Bacchus. Vestiges still exist, such as the double faced statue of Bacchus and Ariane which can be seen in the Louvre Museum, found by an archaeologist on the land.
News : in 2005, the vineyard was consecrated as a Côtes du Rhône Villages (Named Villages).
Area under cultivation* : (1rst harvest) : 500 hectares ; yearly production : 18,972 hl ;
basic yield : 38 hl/hectare ; potential of production : 600 hectares / 25,000 hl.
* Source of Information : Official Declaration of the Harvest 2009
Grape varieties : (A.C red only) Black Grenache 50% minimum, Syrah and/or Mourvèdre 20% minimum, other grape varieties authorized by the Appellation 20% maximum.
Minimum Alcoholic Content : 12.5°
