Discover the top 100 best red wines of Corbières of Corbières as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Corbières and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Largest AOC in Languedoc, 95% Mediterranean reds. Signature old-vine Carignan (up to 60%): fleshy reds with black fruit, garrigue, black olive, spice and tight tannins. Blended with round, sunny Grenache, peppery Syrah, dense Mourvèdre and supple Cinsault. A few fresh rosés and whites (Grenache Blanc, Roussanne).
Cru Boutenac at the top (2005). 13,500 ha in the Aude, varied soils. Sun-drenched wines of assertive character.
Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux variety.
red wines from the region of Corbières go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pasta such as recipes of beef tongue in hot pickle sauce, mouse of lamb with thyme or chinese soy and chicken noodles (wok style).
On the nose in the region of Corbières often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, dark fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, black fruit or vanilla. In the mouth in the region of Corbières is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
