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.
Generous, warm reds with an evolving ruby robe, smooth tannins and an ample palate, showing intense aromas of ripe red fruits (cherry, candied raspberry), garrigue, dry herbs, spices, liquorice and sun-drenched notes. Also in luscious rosés and sweet wines (Banyuls). Absolute star of Priorat DOQ, pillar of Rioja DOCa, Garnacha de Aragón, Campo de Borja DO, Calatayud DO and Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC. Aragonese autochthonous variety, one of the most planted worldwide.
red wines from the region of Corbières go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pasta such as recipes of quick and easy monkfish tail, vienna cutlets or meat and cheese pie.
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.
