Top 100 red wines of Pays d'Oc

Discovering the wine region of Pays d'Oc

Pays d'Oc is the PGI for red, white and rosé wines that are produced over a wide area of the southern coast of France. The PGI catchment area corresponds roughly to the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region, one of the largest wine regions in France. The area covers all wines that are not produced under the strict laws that govern AOC-level appellations in the regions: among them, Corbières, Minervois and the Languedoc appellation itself. The Pays d'Oc PGI is arguably the most important in France, producing the majority of the country's PGI wines.

Five separate departments fall under the PGI (Hérault, Aude, Gard, Pyrénées-Orientales and six communes in southern Lozère), which is delimited by administrative rather than geographical boundaries. The name therefore covers a wide variety of terrain, from the mountain ranges of the southern Massif Central to the coastal plains of the Camargue crossed by rivers. Vineyards jostle for position in the Garrigue landscape. The Pays d'Oc has a Mediterranean Climate with hot, Dry summers and mild winters.

Discover the grape variety: Savagnin

Savagnin is a white grape variety originating from the Austrian Tyrol. It arrived in Franche Comté and quickly became the flagship variety of the Jura. Cousin of the gewurztraminer, it gives small white bunches. Its berries have a thick skin which resists well to grey rot and to diseases in general. Savagnin thrives on marl soils and is a very aromatic grape variety. It is used in the elaboration of yellow wine, the AOC Château-Châlon is the most representative. This grape variety also produces vin de paille which is a sweet wine for which the ripe grapes are dried on a bed of straw for at least 6 weeks before being pressed. The best known AOC straw wines are: Arbois, Côtes-du-Jura and Etoile. Savagnin is also used to make Macvin du Jura, a liqueur wine, and to make Crémants du Jura.White wines made from Savagnin have great aging potential. They have a powerful and complex aroma with notes of walnut, almonds, hazelnuts, flowers, honey and green apple.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Pays d'Oc

red wines from the region of Pays d'Oc go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pasta such as recipes of monkfish tail with white butter, cocotte chicken roulades or lasagne.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Pays d'Oc

On the nose in the region of Pays d'Oc often reveals types of flavors of cherry, espresso or oil and sometimes also flavors of honey, tomatoes or apricot. In the mouth in the region of Pays d'Oc is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Domaine Breton - Catherine & Pierre Breton - Grolleau Val de Loire

Grolleau Val de LoireDomaine Breton - Catherine & Pierre Breton

Vieilles VignesWinery Remi Poujol

Winery Jean François Ganevat - Le P'tiot Roukin

Le P'tiot RoukinWinery Jean François Ganevat

Winery Le Raisin et l'Ange - Hommage à Robert

Hommage à RobertWinery Le Raisin et l'Ange

Esprit Pinot NoirDomaine Begude

El SarratWinery Matassa

Domaine de Lauzières - Sine Nomine Rouge

Sine Nomine RougeDomaine de Lauzières

Cyprès de ToiWinery Fond Cyprès

Winery Mas de Daumas Gassac - Réserve de Gassac Selection Guibert Rouge

Réserve de Gassac Selection Guibert RougeWinery Mas de Daumas Gassac

Premier JusWinery Fond Cyprès

Tattouine RougeWinery Matassa

Winery Gérard Bertrand - Kosmos Red (Organic)

Kosmos Red (Organic)Winery Gérard Bertrand

Vin RougeWinery Clos du Tue-Boeuf

RougeWinery Matassa

Domaine Les Enfants Sauvages - Roi des Lézards

Roi des LézardsDomaine Les Enfants Sauvages

Winery Jean François Ganevat - De Toute Beauté Nature

De Toute Beauté NatureWinery Jean François Ganevat

Winery Les Vins Contes - Le P'tit Rouquin

Le P'tit RouquinWinery Les Vins Contes

Winery Les Vignerons de la Vicomté - Grand Noble Rouge

Grand Noble RougeWinery Les Vignerons de la Vicomté

Domaine Saint-Georges d'Ibry - Cuvée 1860

Cuvée 1860Domaine Saint-Georges d'Ibry

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Gama-SutraWinery Les Vins Contes

News from the vineyard of Pays d'Oc

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The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Charles Lamboley

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At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Pierreclos

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Pierreclos, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...