page_title: Lirac AOC
section_title: Wines
hierarchical_section_title: Lirac AOC / Wines
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Les vignobles de la vallée du Rhône English: Wine-growing areas of the Rhône valley
context_page_description: Lirac is a wine-growing Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée 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.
context_section_description: Red wines are made from Grenache noir (minimum 40%), Syrah and Mourvèdre (minimum of 25% together), Cinsault, and Carignan (maximum 10%).
  Rosé: The same varieties are used as for the red, and up to 20% of the allowed varieties for white wine may be used.
  White wines are produced from Clairette, Grenache blanc and Bourboulenc. No variety may be used in a proportion greater than 60%.
  The minimum alcohol for all three colours is decreed at 11.5%.
  The style of red Lirac often resembles a soft Côtes du Rhône-Villages, but the more ambitious wines are often similar to Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Rosé Lirac is usually similar to Tavel.
caption: Detailed map of the Rhône wine region, with separate maps of Southern Rhône ("Zoom A") and Northern Rhône ("Zoom B"). The Lirac AOC is marked in brown on "Zoom A" and is situated between Orange and Avignon.
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