Valentine Classic - Personalised Red Wine

This soft fruity red wine from the sunny vineyards of southern France is made using a blend of Carignan & Merlot grapes which are carefully vinified using all the benefits of modern winemaking techniques. The result is a wine with a ripe red fruit flavour and smooth finish, ideal fo drinking with a wide variety of food dishes or equally on its own.

About the Vin de Pays Classification

There are about 150 different Vin de Pays appellations in France for each area of origin. A country wine production zone is much larger than an AOC. Winemakers must use specific grape varieties suggested by a "Conseil Interprofessionnel" (joint committee of professionals). These wines can list on the label the grape varieties used while AOC wines cannot. All wines are analyzed, tasted and eventually approved. and accepted as "Vin de Pays".

These wines are increasingly popular, better quality than Vin de Table and perfect for daily-drinking wines.

Corte Vigna Merlot delle Venezie

Youthful, fruity, ‘user-friendly’ style with the typically soft, fleshy character of the Merlot grape.

Made from our best cuvées of this vintage, this Côtes du Rhône "Gentilhomme" has been aged in large oak barrels called "foudres" in our ancient cellars.

It has a ruby colour with purple hints. The ageing in barrels results in aromas of vanilla, cocoa, spices and leather. Best served at room temperature with provencal cuisine, red meat and cheeses.

About the Appellation Controllee Classification

These wines are of the highest quality. They are strictly ruled. Those rules cover methods of growing and producing, localization, grape-variety, minimum contents of alcohol, etc.

All these wines are analyzed and tasted. This very strict legislation guarantees an excellent quality of AOC wines.

The word "Origine" is often replaced by the name of the place of origin of the wine eg: "Appellation Bordeaux Controlée".