Discover the top 100 best wines of Corbières of Corbières as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the 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.
Nervy, saline whites with cutting acidity and enveloping richness, showing aromas of grapefruit, lime, pear, white flowers, fresh almond, fennel and marine iodine notes. Slightly bitter finish. Star of Sardinia (Vermentino di Gallura DOCG), Liguria, coastal Tuscany (Bolgheri) and Corsica. Also in Provence and Languedoc-Roussillon as Rolle. An autochthonous Mediterranean variety.
wines from the region of Corbières go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pasta such as recipes of express veal stew in a pressure cooker, pork cheeks with cider and honey or pasta bolognese.
On the nose in the region of Corbières often reveals types of flavors of apples, minerality or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or oak. In the mouth in the region of Corbières is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
