Discover the top 100 best sweet wines of Vin de Pays of Vin de Pays as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the sweet wines that are popular of Vin de Pays and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Intermediate category between AOC and Vin de France (renamed IGP in 2009), 27% of national volume. Accessible, expressive wines defined by their grape: opulent Chardonnay, lively Sauvignon, round Merlot, peppery Syrah, floral Viognier with apricot. 76 IGP in France at 3 scales: regional (Pays d'Oc, Méditerranée, Val de Loire), departmental or local. Flexible rules, wide range of permitted grapes, free grape and vintage labelling.
From everyday treats to maker's gems.
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.
sweet wines from the region of Vin de Pays go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of paupiettes with tomato sauce, codfish aioli or market garden rice salad.
On the nose in the region of Vin de Pays often reveals types of flavors of peach, apricot or honey and sometimes also flavors of melon, non oak or earth. In the mouth in the region of Vin de Pays is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
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