Coteaux de Pierrevert AOC

Coteaux de Pierrevert (French pronunciation: [kɔto də pjɛʁvɛʁ]) is a wine-growing AOC in the western part of the Provence wine region of France, where the wines are produced in 11 communes of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence département. It is partly located in the valley of the Durance river in the region of Manosque which is the northern part of Provence, it is considered by the INAO however, to be an eastern extremity of the southern Rhône Valley. ^{[1] [2]}

Coteaux de Pierrevert (wine region)

Wine region
Type	Appelation d'origine contrôlée
Year established	VDQS 1959; AOC 1998
Years of wine industry	over 2,000
Country	France
Part of	Provence
Climate region	Mediterranean with cool alpine winds
Soil conditions	calcerous marl, Mio-pliocene sands and pebblesr
Size of planted vineyards	338
No. of vineyards	32
Grapes produced	Grenache noir, Syrah, Carignan, Cinsault, Grenache blanc, Vermentino, Ugni blanc, Clairette, Rousanne
No. of wineries	9
Wine produced	red, white, rosé
Comments	2007

Since 2011, it has been known as Pierrevert AOP instead of Coteaux de Pierrevert.^[3]

Wines

Red wines are made from Grenache noir and Syrah which must account for 70% together with a minimum of 30% of each. Secondary varieties are Cinsault, Mourvedre and Carignan.
Rosé: Grenache noir minimum 50%, and Syrah 20% minimum. Other secondary varieties are allowed with a maximum of 20% white grapes.
White wines from Clairette blanche, Grenache blanc, Ugni blanc, Roussanne of which no variety may exceed 70% together to a maximum of 20%. Grenache blanc and Vermentino must together represent a minimum of 25%.
Rosés and whites should be consumed soon after bottling, while the reds can age up to a maximum of five years .^[4]

Economy

The Coteaux de Pierrevert^[5] wines are produced by a total of 35 concerns which include 32 growers, 6 private wineries, 2 cooperative wineries, and one producer/merchant.

The vineyards are in the communes of Corbières, Gréoux-les-Bains, Manosque, Montfuron, Pierrevert, Quinson, Saint-Laurent-du-Verdon, Saint-Martin-de-Brômes, Sainte-Tulle, Villeneuve, and Volx.

See also

• French wine