AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Vaucluse
Communes of Production
- 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, Oppède, Pertuis, Peypin-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-Lubéron
Styles and Encépagement
- Blanc:
- Principal Varieties: Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Marsanne, Roussanne, Rolle (Vermentino)
- Complementary Variety: Max. 50% Ugni Blanc
- Accessory Variety: Max. 10% Viognier
- Rouge:
- Principal Varieties: Min. 60% combined Grenache and Syrah (both grapes must be present with a min. 20% Syrah), plus Mourvèdre
- Accessory Varieties: Max. 20% Cinsault, max. 20% Carignan, max. 10% Marselan, and a max. 10% combined white varieties (Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Marsanne, Roussanne, Rolle, Ugni Blanc, and Viognier)
- Rosé: As for red wines, but with a max. 20% white varieties (including a max. 10% Viognier)
- A min. 10% Syrah was required through the 2009 harvest
- If planted before 1988, Gamay, Counoise, Piquepoul Noir and Pinot Noir may be used in a max. combined proportion of 10% until 2038
Assemblage
- At least 2 grapes must be present in the blend, and principal varieties must compose the majority of the blend.
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Blanc/Rosé: 11.5%
- Rouge: 12%
Minimum Must Weight
- Syrah, Mourvèdre, and Other Red Grapes used for Rosé Production: 198 g/l
- Other Red Grapes for Rouge Prodution: 207 g/l
- White Grapes: 187 g/l
Maximum Residual Sugar
- Blanc/Rosé: 4 g/l
- Rouge: 3 g/l (4 g/l if potential alcohol is greater than 14%)
Minimum Planting Density
- max. 2.5 square meters per vine
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- Blanc: 60 hl/ha
- Rosé/Rouge: 55 hl/ha
AOC Established
- 1988 (as Côtes du Luberon) (last updated 2011)
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