Luberon AOC

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

Luberon (French pronunciation: [lyb(ə)ʁɔ̃] or [lybeʁɔ̃]; known as Côtes du Luberon until 2009) 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 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 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

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