Discover the top 100 best red wines of Languedoc of Languedoc as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Languedoc and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Sunny, generous southern reds: spicy, peppery Syrah, round, candied Grenache (ripe fruit, garrigue), deep Mourvèdre, structured Carignan, supple Cinsault. From robust Corbières and Minervois to fresher Terrasses du Larzac, via Faugères on schist or taut Pic Saint-Loup. Lively, iodised Picpoul de Pinet whites (oysters), ample Roussanne and Marsanne. 14 sub-appellations, ~10,000 ha in regional AOC.
Fleshy, convivial wines.
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
red wines from the region of Languedoc go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pasta such as recipes of beef stew express, sot- l- leaves or pasta cake.
On the nose in the region of Languedoc often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, blueberry or minerality and sometimes also flavors of tobacco, vanilla or licorice. In the mouth in the region of Languedoc is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
