Top 100 red wines of Hérault - Page 2

Discover the top 100 best red wines of Hérault of Hérault as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Hérault and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Hérault

Vast Languedoc IGP between the Cévennes and the Étang de Thau: Syrah, Grenache and Mourvèdre signatures in powerful, fruity reds with black fruit (blackberry, blackcurrant), garrigue, Mediterranean spices and a peppery touch, coated tannins. Cabernet, Merlot, Cinsault and Carignan complement. Grenache Blanc, Macabeu and Terret in accessible whites, plus aromatic Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Viognier. Fresh rosés.

IGP (former Vin de Pays, 2009), Mediterranean microclimates.

Discover the grape variety: Marselan

Supple, fruity reds with a deep robe and melted tannins, featuring aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, plum, violet, soft spices and garrigue notes. Good consistency and short-to-medium ageing capacity. Made in blends and as a single variety in Languedoc-Roussillon (IGP Pays d'Oc) and exported massively to China where it has become an emblematic quality signature. Also in Brazil and Argentina. A Cabernet Sauvignon × Grenache cross created in 1961 by Paul Truel in Montpellier.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Hérault

red wines from the region of Hérault go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pasta such as recipes of pasticcio (greece), puchero or pipe rigate bolognese sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Hérault

On the nose in the region of Hérault often reveals types of flavors of earthy, blackberry or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or spices. In the mouth in the region of Hérault is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.