© David ZUntil 2004, the former easternmost appellation of the Languedoc, which was only renamed "Costières du Gard" in 1989, belonged to the southern Rhône because the wines were much more in keeping with its style. More than 90 percent of the production of the Costières de Nimes consists of red and rose wines. The reds usually have a rather robust, pithy character, but when they are at their best, they also display astonishing complexity and finesse that one would otherwise expect to find in much more famous AOC areas of the southern Rhône. Except for a few ambitious prestige versions, the wines here are often very affordable given their quality. This applies no less to the rosés, which are usually a little melting and slightly warm, but above all to the white wines, whose quality - as is so often the case on the Rhone - is much more remarkable than the role they play here in terms of quantity.
We have tasted a good 50 wines from the Costières de Nimes in recent weeks, which we present here in their entirety. You can find links to the detailed wine reviews as well as the producers by clicking on the respective headings.
Domaine Gassier
— Rhône
2017 Costières de Nîmes AOP "Syrah de Brousson"
55.00 €
Château l'Ermite d'Auzan
— Rhône
2019 Costières de Nîmes AOP "Edonist"
28.00 €
Mas des Bressades
— Rhône
2019 Costières de Nîmes AOP "Quintessence"
19.50 €
Domaine Gassier
— Rhône
2017 Costières de Nîmes AOP "Lou Coucardié" Rouge
23.90 €
Domaine Galus
— Rhône
2018 Costières de Nîmes AOP "G."
13.50 €
Mas Carlot - Château Paul Blanc
— Rhône
2019 Costières de Nîmes AOP Rouge
12.00 €
Chateau de Valcombe
— Rhône
2020 Costières de Nîmes AOP Rouge
9.90 €
Mas du Notaire
— Rhône
2019 Costières de Nîmes AOP "Maître"
15.00 €
Domaine Galus
— Rhône
2020 Costières de Nîmes AOP "GALVS"
8.50 €
Mas du Notaire
— Rhône
2018 Costières de Nîmes AOP "Mon Acte"
20.00 €
Château Beaubois
— Rhône
2019 Costières de Nîmes AOP "Elégance"
11.00 €
Château Beaubois
— Rhône
2019 Costières de Nîmes AOP "Denim by Beaubois"
17.00 €
Domaine de Poulvarel
— Rhône
2018 Costières de Nîmes AOP "les Perrottes"
13.90 €
Domaine Terre Des Chardons
— Rhône
2019 Costières de Nîmes AOP "Marginal"
13.00 €
Château Beaubois
— Rhône
2019 Costières de Nîmes AOP "Expression"
7.00 €
Domaine Gassier
— Rhône
2019 Costières de Nîmes AOP "Nostre Païs" Rouge
13.70 €
Mas Carlot - Château Paul Blanc
— Rhône
2018 Costières de Nîmes AOP "Domaine Caveau & Millas" Rouge
9.80 €
Domaine Terre Des Chardons
— Rhône
2020 Costières de Nîmes AOP "Bien Luné"
Up to 11.00 €
Domaine d’Espeyran
— Rhône
2019 Costières de Nîmes AOP "l'Envol"
8.90 €
Mas du Notaire
— Rhône
2020 Costières de Nîmes AOP "Signature" Rouge
8.00 €
Joseph Castan Fine Wine
— Rhône
2019 Costières de Nîmes AOP
7.00 €
Mas Carlot - Château Paul Blanc
— Rhône
2019 Costières de Nîmes AOP Blanc
12.00 €
Domaine Gassier
— Rhône
2017 Costières de Nîmes AOP "Lou Coucardié" Blanc
23.90 €
Domaine Gassier
— Rhône
2019 Costières de Nîmes AOP "Nostre Païs" Blanc
13.70 €
Château l'Ermite d'Auzan
— Rhône
2020 Costières de Nîmes AOP "Epicuria"
16.00 €
Château Beaubois
— Rhône
2020 Costières de Nîmes AOP "Elégance"
11.00 €
Chateau de Valcombe
— Rhône
2020 Costières de Nîmes AOP Blanc
9.90 €
Château Beaubois
— Rhône
2020 Costières de Nîmes AOP "Expression"
7.00 €
Domaine d’Espeyran
— Rhône
2020 Costières de Nîmes AOP "l'Envol"
8.90 €
Château Beaubois
— Rhône
2020 Costières de Nîmes AOP "Expression"
7.00 €
