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] Red wines are made from Grenache noir and Syrah which must account for 70% together with a minimum of 30% of each.

Rosés and whites should be consumed soon after bottling, while the reds can age up to a maximum of five years .

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.