Côtes du Luberon AOC

Côtes du Luberon AOC
Wine region
Type AOC
Year established 1988
Years of wine industry 2,000
Country France
Part of Rhône Valley
Climate region mediterranean
Soil conditions calcerous marl, Miocene sands and molasse
Size of planted vineyards 2,712
No. of vineyards 450
Grapes produced Grenache noir, Syrah, Cinsault, Mourvèdre, Carignan, Counoise noir, Gamay noir, Pinot noir, Clairette blanche, Grenache blanc, Ugni blanc, Roussanne, Marsanne
Wine produced red, white, rosé
Comments Data from 2005

Côtes du Luberon is a French wine-growing AOC in the southeastern extreme of the Rhône wine region of France, where the wines are produced in 36 communes of the Vaucluse département. The neighbouring appellation of Côtes de Ventoux AOC stretches along its northern border and is separated by the Calavon river. The southern limit of the region is marked by the Durance river.

Economy

The Côtes du Luberon wines are produced by a total of 495 concerns which include 480 growers, 55 private wineries, 14 cooperative wineries, and one producer/merchant. The vineyards are in the communes of Ansouis, Apt, La Bastide-des-Jourdans, La Bastidonne, Beaumont-de-Pertuis, Bonnieux, Cabrières-d'Aigues, Cadenet, Castellet, Cheval-Blanc, Cucuron, Goult, Grambois, Lacoste, Lauris, Lourmarin, Maubec, Ménerbes, Mérindol, Mirabeau, La Motte-d'Aigues, Puget, Puyvert, Robion, Saignon, Saint-Martin-de-Castillon, Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque, Sannes, Taillades, La Tour-d'Aigues, Vaugines, Villelaure, Vitrolles-en-Luberon.[1]

Wines

A red wine from the Côtes du Luberon.

Red wines are made from Grenache noir and Syrah (minimum 60%, of which Syrah minimum 10%), Cinsault (maximum 20%), Carignan (maximum 20%) other accepted varieties are: Counoise, Gamay noir, Mourvèdre, Pinot noir.

Rosé: The same varieties are used as for the red, and up to 20% of the allowed varieties for white wine may be used.

White wines from Ugni blanc (maximum 50%), Roussanne & Marsanne (combined maximum of 20%), Clairette blanche, Grenache blanc, Vermentino, and Bourboulenc.

The minimum alcohol content for all three colors is 11%.

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References

  1. ↑ "Luberon AOC". Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité (INAO).
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