Vin de France: Domaine Pierre Cros Bon Papa

Product Type: Wine - Red

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Fine and supple, with notes of fresh fruit, candied plum, nutmeg, vanilla and cinnamon. To be enjoyed with robust dishes, game, meats in sauce.

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Tasting Notes

Fine and supple, with notes of fresh fruit, candied plum, nutmeg, vanilla and cinnamon. To be enjoyed with robust dishes, game, meats in sauce.

Wine Information

Vintage	2023
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon
Appellation	Vin de France
Style	Red
Producer	Domaine Pierre Cros
Grapes	100% Carignan
Pairing	Game, Sauced Dishes
Keeping	Drink within 20 years of bottling.
Vinification	Barrel-aged for 6 months.
Bottle	75cl
Volume	14.9%

Domaine Pierre Cros

An ex-rugby player, Pierre Cros is known as the King of Concentration – so, unsurprisingly, his wines are full-bodied and entirely superb! Les Aspres regularly wins the coveted three-star award from Guide Hachette, and Pierre also produces a stunning red wine, aptly named 'Tradition'.

Some of his vines were planted as far back as 1905, and the results are no less than historic - look out in particular, for his 'Vieilles Vignes', made from the Carignan grape. On top of his classics Monsieur Cros is an experimental wine genius continually pushing the boundaries with a wine making savoir faire. His wines certainly live to the Languedoc motto 'where creativity meets diversity'.

Region and Appellation Information

Region – Languedoc

The Languedoc, though often referred to loosely as a single entity, is not a wine appellation in its own right but a broad Mediterranean region encompassing a wealth of individual appellations. Traditionally, labels carried the specific titles of Languedoc AOC and its numerous sub-regions, from Corbières and Minervois to Pic Saint-Loup and Faugères. Since January 2016, the historic Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées regions have been administratively merged into Occitanie, France's newest region. Stretching along the coast from the Rhône towards the Spanish border, the Languedoc is one of France's largest and most diverse wine-producing areas.

Appellation – Vin de France

France's most flexible wine category, Vin de France sits below AOC and IGP with the fewest regulatory constraints. Producers can source grapes from anywhere in the country, blend across regions, and use grape varieties freely without geographic or local appellation restrictions. Crucially, it's the only category that permits stating the grape variety and vintage on the label without a regional appellation, with this freedom attracting quality-focused winemakers who want to experiment outside rigid AOC rules.