Top 100 red wines of Méditerranée

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

Discovering the wine region of Méditerranée

Vast IGP of south-east France (Provence, Vaucluse, Var, Corsica, Ardèche), 75% rosés. Fresh, fruity rosés with signature notes of strawberry, raspberry, citrus, white flowers and a Mediterranean touch, taut and thirst-quenching on the palate — the quintessential sunny aperitif. Supple reds blending Grenache, Syrah, Cabernet and Merlot (red fruits, garrigue, spice), full whites of Viognier (apricot, flowers) and Chardonnay. Generous everyday wines, expression of the south.

Discover the grape variety: Caladoc

Deeply coloured, structured reds with a dense purple robe, smooth tannins and a round palate, with aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, garrigue, spice and balsamic notes. Good short-to-medium ageing. Vinified in blends and as single varietal in IGP Pays d'Oc and Méditerranée (Languedoc-Roussillon, Provence), also adopted in Morocco, Tunisia, Israel and Spain. A Grenache × Malbec cross created in 1958 by Paul Truel in Montpellier (INRA).

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Méditerranée

red wines from the region of Méditerranée go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef casserole, kapama of lamb (traditional bosnian dish) or venison leg in casserole.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Méditerranée

On the nose in the region of Méditerranée often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, cherry or smoke and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, blueberry or tobacco. In the mouth in the region of Méditerranée is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.