Languedoc, France make some of the most wonderful Rose wine in the world and this Joa, from Gérard Bertrand shows off what you can expect. Its made with shiraz, Grenache and Cinsault grapes.
Its very dry, light, a little acidic, crisp and has subtle aromas and flavours of wild strawberry, redcurrant, melon and floral hints in there.
At £13 a bottle its a little overpriced, but it a bio wine and therefore expect to pay that little bit more.
Gérard Bertrand, JoaRosé, Languedoc, France
I like Languedoc red wines, and at Eur13 a bottle this is an amazing cheap wine.
Does anyone need to know more? Made with Syrah, Grenache and Carignan there are aromas of jammy black fruits, pepper with full flavours and a great dryness and acidity balance.
Château Villerambert Julien Incarnat 2017, Languedoc, France
Its another french Languedoc red. I like wines from the Languedoc as they are not so pretentious as other parts of France, or the world for that matter.
Made with Carignan, Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre the are aromas and flavours are quite big, you get loads of red fruit with herbaceous and spice undertones. On the taste you get blackberries coming through as well. The downside is that its a little short on the finish and I would have liked more black fruit.
At about £10 a bottle its a fair price for a reasonable bottle.
Col de la Ramière 2018, Languedoc, France
Loads of red fruits on the nose with a chunk of leather following on the aroma side, for flavour you get spices, floral undertones and cherries.
It’s a simple no nonsense red wine from the south of France, near the Pyrenees. If it wasn’t for the price I could put this as the red wine for every day, but at EUR22 a bottle it’s just too much.
Domaine de la Perdrix Charakter 2016 – Languedoc, France
This is a Languedoc big red wine made with a mix of 3 grapes, Syrah 40%, Grenache 30%, Mourvèdre 30%. It’s an organic, vegan friendly wine where they let the whole bunch grape sit for 20 days, punching down the bunches each day so to extract all their flavours. You get a aromas of strawberry and cherry with hints of mint. The tannins are there but they balance well with the fruit flavours. You get what you smell with subtle flavours of violets and herbs added in. I drank this over 3 nights as I really enjoyed it on its own, just sipping away.
At about £18 is not cheap but really quite excellent.
Costes Cirgues Bois du Roi, Languedoc, France
Chateau Bonhomme mademoiselles comes from the south of France, in the Languedoc area. This is a Syrah Grenache blend and is a good example of a red wine from the region. There are aromas of black fruit and tobacco and flavours of red and black fruits, spice notes and medium tannins. I think the blend with grenache really helps add a big hit of fruit that makes this easier to drink on its own than just having Syrah and the tannins and structure that Syrah brings to wine.
At about £10 a bottle it’s a good solid Languedoc red wine
Chateau Bonhomme mademoiselles
This is a blend of three possibly four grapes depending on where you look the vineyards website or fact sheet. Sarah, Grenache and possibly Caignan or Mourvèdre. There are aromas of black fruit and some spice and pepper notes. On the taste there are firm tannins, flavours of black fruit, spice and Oak.
Like many Syrah and Grenache based wines it does benefit from being opened 20 or 30 minutes and allowed to breathe. The slave is my volume is ready to open up. At about £12 a bottle it’s fair value.
Cap Insula – Languedoc red wine