Pierrevert

Pierrevert is an appellation in France, covering 2,177.1 ha across 11 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin tranquille

Protected since

2011-12-16

Area

2,177.1 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

24.13 × 32.45 km

Centre

43.8070° N, 5.7583° E

Grapes

Carignan, Cinsaut, Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Grenache, Marsanne, Mourvèdre, Piquepoul Blanc, Roussanne, Syrah, Téoulier, Ugni Blanc, Vermentino, Viognier

Max yield

66 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Avignon

Where it is

Nearest town

3.3 km south-west of Manosque

Nearest city

40 km north-east of Aix-en-Provence 146,821 people

To the sea

55 km

Rivers nearby

Durance (4.5 km)

Same latitude

Prince Edward County (Canada), Hokkaido (Japan), Eagle Foothills (United States)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

266–587 m

Mean elevation

404 m

Measured over the whole outline on 8,351 elevation cells of about 55 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Vintages: Southern Rhône

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments50%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks47%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 11

• Corbieres-En-Provence
• Greoux-Les-Bains
• Manosque
• Montfuron
• Pierrevert
• Quinson
• Saint-Laurent-Du-Verdon
• Saint-Martin-De-Bromes
• Sainte-Tulle
• Villeneuve
• Volx

Sources

EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)