Lirac AOC

Wine region
Official nameLirac AOC
TypeAOC
Year established1945
Years of wine industry2,000
CountryFrance
Part ofRhône Valley
Other regions in Rhône ValleyLaudun AOC
Climate regionMediterranean
Soil conditionssandy, loess, quartzite pebbles
Size of planted vineyards700
No. of vineyards100
Grapes producedGrenache blanc, Grenache noir, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault, Carignan, Bourboulenc, Clairette, Ugni blanc, Picpoul, Marsanne, rousanne, viognier
No. of wineries53
Wine producedred, white, rosé
Comments2005

Lirac (French pronunciation: [liʁak]) is a wine-growing Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) in the department of Gard situated in the low hills along the right bank of the Rhône river in the southern Rhône wine region of France. It is named after the village of Lirac. Bordering on the neighbouring cru of Tavel AOC, a rosé-only cru in the next village, Lirac is one of the 13 crus of the Rhône valley family. Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC is across the Rhône from it.