The terroirs

Geological map of Vacqueyras

	Les Safres and marls of the Miocene period GEOLOGICAL ERA: Miocene SOILS: Sandstone and marls
	The small valley of the Oligocene and the Piedmont de Beauregard GEOLOGICAL ERA: Oligocene SOILS: red marls and clayey sands, sandstone limestone and Colluvium scree
	The Taper of the Font des Papes GEOLOGICAL ERA: Quaternary (from -450,000 to -130,000 years) for the Taper, Miocene for the safres SOILS: fine sands and clays
	The large Terrace of the Garrigues GEOLOGICAL ERA: Quaternary SOIL: Pebbles and Gravel Limestone, brown clay
	High scrubland Garrigues de l’étang Southern Garrigues
	The Blue Marls of the Pliocene GEOLOGICAL ERA: Pliocene SOIL: marls and fine sands

Map based on the work of wine expert Georges Truc.
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