Top 100 red wines of Pays d'Oc
Discover the top 100 best red wines of Pays d'Oc as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Pays d'Oc and the best vintages to taste in this region.
The single-grape IGP par excellence: modern, accessible, frank and fruity wines, the popular signature of the Midi. Spicy Syrah reds (pepper, blackberry), round Merlot, structured Cabernet, generous Grenache, supple Cinsault. Crisp, tangy rosés. Opulent Chardonnay whites, lively Sauvignon, floral, apricoty Viognier.
Mediterranean climate, 120,000 ha across 4 departments, 58 authorised grapes. Created in 1987, the largest French IGP by volume. Everyday wines, instant pleasure.
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 Pays d'Oc go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pasta such as recipes of roast beef with garlic, pork tenderloin with chorizo and peppers or chinese bowl.
On the nose in the region of Pays d'Oc often reveals types of flavors of minerality, red fruit or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of licorice, black currant or truffle. In the mouth in the region of Pays d'Oc is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.