Choosing the best red wine

In France, the best red wines are all different

By reputation and renown, the best French red wines are often associated with the red wines of the Bordeaux or Burgundy region, two wine regions that produce an incredible amount of great wines , such as Pommard or Nuits-Saint-Georges in Burgundy, and Saint-Emilion Grand Cru or Pessac-Léognan in Bordeaux. However, limiting yourself to just two regions when you want to select the best French red wine would be a real mistake. Indeed, many other terroirs produce very great wines, such as Alsace, Provence, the Rhone Valley or the Languedoc-Roussillon region.

France is a country of great climatic and geographical diversity, which explains why the French territory produces very different wines, each with their own characteristics.

Wines from Languedoc-Roussillon or Côtes du Rhône, for example, offer a very interesting compromise between power and delicacy. Vintages such as Beaumes de Venise, Gigondas and Vacqueyras are among the most prestigious appellations.

Further south, in the Occitanie region, the grapes benefit from maximum sunshine thanks to the Mediterranean climate, and allow the production of generous, powerful and creamy wines. This is particularly the case for the Grands Vins Gérard Bertrand selection, which brings together bottles that are among the best French red wines. Examples include the vintages of Château l'Hospitalet , Château de Villemajou or Château de la Soujeole , three exceptional wines with a unique character. In addition, criteria such as the vintage or the grape variety are parameters to take into account when selecting a bottle of red wine .

Although the vintage offers slight variations in terms of tastes and flavors, the grape varieties used unhesitatingly reveal their full character:

We thus find:

• Pinot Noir (Upper Aude Valley), supple and delicate
• Merlot (Aude Hauterive, Malepère), round, tender and silky
• There Syrah (Minervois La Livinière, La Clape), power and suppleness
• Grenache (Terrasses du Larzac, ), full-bodied and full-bodied
• Carignan (Corbières-Boutenac), tannic, powerful and structured

Find all our red wines and the Gérard Bertrand wine collections .