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    WINE Pro tastes 10 affordable FRENCH wines!!!



    French wine doesn’t have to be expensive to be good. The country is more than Burgundy and Bordeaux. Join me on a tasting of affordable French wines from the Languedoc Roussillon.

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    🥂 Wines featured in this episode:
    Delmas, Tradition Brut NV
    Domaine Font-Mars, Picpoul de Pinet 2022
    Château Auris, Corbières Rosé 2022
    Domaine de Cabrol, Requieu 2020
    Domaine de Cabrol, Vent d’Est 2019
    Famile Fabre, Château de Gasparets 2019
    Domaine de la Reserve d’Or, La Reserve d’Or Terrasses du Larzac 2020
    Domaine Gayda, Figure Libre Freestyle 2020
    Mas Becha, Patterns 2020
    Domaine Vaquer, Exigence Grenache Noir 2021
    Domaine des Schistes, Rancio Sec
    Terrasous, Rivesaltes Ambré Hors d’age 18 Ans
    Domaine de Baronarques (Rothschild family)

    00:00 French Wine doesn’t have to be expensive
    01:42 French wine from Laguedoc Roussillon
    18:33 95-Point Wine from the Roussillon

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    19 Comments

    1. Attorney Somm on

      Definitely a compelling region for value! I need to visit again, but definitely enjoyed my first trip to this region. Terrases de Larzac, in particular, has some impressive wines that I have tasted. It is definitely important to be selective, as I have had some disappointments too.

    2. stephane Master on

      This area is the nest of wine for table drink ( mean not good ! ) And export in huge volume
      But it change and u can ( as always) find gems

      See granges des peres before the hype

      U have lafage as a big producer also for
      But so much also other
      But as its wine from hot to very hot weather
      Its usually more power wine concentrated …
      It s a style

    8. Skumgummiii on

      I've yet to have a baron Philippe de Rothschild wine that I didn't absolutely love, so thanks for brining this one to my attention! Ordered 6 bottles!

    10. Kipintaci on

      It was lovely to find Fabre family in the selection, they are doing some great stuff with a beautiful portfolio of wines. Cheers Matthew 🍷

    13. Bart Vercauteren on

      I have that Ganymède Boutenac you show at 9:43. We visited the chateau a couple of years back. They have another flagship Corbieres which is called Altair. The 2015 vintages was rated very high by Guide Hachette.

    14. Rob Dielemans on

      Apart from muscat de Rivesaltes and Banyuls I don't really venture in this wine region. Or at least not deliberately. On the topic of affordable French wines, I've recently "discovered" Vouvray white, insane price/quality ratio. I've got bottles from 2005 to 2021 from dry to semi-sweet to sweet and every bottle was around EUR 15,-

    16. Solomon Mengeu on

      Of all the wines from Languedoc-Roussillon the most has to be Cremant and Blanquette di Limoux, fantastic QPR and they often have quite a bit of complexity as well. We've had a few reds over the years and they were solid, but not super impressive.

      I think when wine gets imported abroad it is usually done with the largest market segment or group of consumers in mind. As up until rather recently full bodied red wine was the thing here, that's what was previously available. It's probably changed by now, but I don't focus on one country or region, but look for quality from all wine regions.

      As for whites had a Chardonnay or two from LR, but the Taiwan market isn't so into non-mainstream whites from the south of France. The wine that impressed us both the most was the Domaine Lafage Ambre Hors d'Age; it was incredible. I remember kicking myself that I didn't buy a few more bottles, as this type of wine is pretty impossible to find here now. Great video and tips about which wines and appellations to be on the lookout for. Cheers!

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