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      1. Cabalié
        Cabalié 2023
        Award-Winning French Favorite
        CountryFrance
        Grenache-based blend
        $17.99 per bottle
        12 bottles - $215.88
      2. Only 72 left
        Le Champ des Etoiles Pinot Noir
        Bestselling French Pinot
        CountryFrance
        Pinot Noir
        $21.99 per bottle
        12 bottles - $263.88
      3. Cabalié
        French Favorite
        CountryFrance
        Grenache-based blend
        $17.99 per bottle
        12 bottles - $215.88
        $194.28 Unlimited Member Price
      4. Cuvée du Vatican Réserve de l'Abbé Côtes du Rhône
        Top-Estate Côtes-du-Rhône Réserve
        CountryFrance
        Syrah-based blend
        $19.99 per bottle
        12 bottles - $239.88
        $215.88 Unlimited Member Price
      5. Prestige de Mireval Cabernet Sauvignon
        Gold-Medal, Barrel-Aged French Cabernet
        CountryFrance
        Cabernet Sauvignon
        $18.99 per bottle
        12 bottles - $227.88
        $205.08 Unlimited Member Price
      6. Only 35 left
        Cabalié Origine
        The Ultimate Cabalié
        CountryFrance
        Red blend
        $28.99 per bottle
        12 bottles - $347.88
        $313.08 Unlimited Member Price
      7. Les Pépites
        90-Point French Malbec Blend
        CountryFrance
        Malbec-based blend
        $22.99 per bottle
        12 bottles - $275.88
        $248.28 Unlimited Member Price
      8. Benedictus de Vatican
        Châteauneuf Star’s Special-Edition Red
        CountryFrance
        Red blend
        $22.99 per bottle
        12 bottles - $275.88
        $248.28 Unlimited Member Price
      9. Le Roi Bœuf
        The Ultimate Beef Red
        CountryFrance
        Tannat
        $26.99 per bottle
        12 bottles - $323.88
        $291.48 Unlimited Member Price
      10. Château Le Coin Bordeaux
        Classic Dark-Fruited Bordeaux
        CountryFrance
        Merlot-based blend
        $22.99 per bottle
        12 bottles - $275.88
        $248.28 Unlimited Member Price
      11. Château du Tertre Belair
        Glory-Vintage 2022 Bordeaux
        CountryFrance
        Merlot-based blend
        $28.99 per bottle
        12 bottles - $347.88
        $313.08 Unlimited Member Price
      12. Moulin du Prieur
        Brilliant Boutique Bordeaux
        CountryFrance
        Merlot-based blend
        $19.99 per bottle
        12 bottles - $239.88
        $215.88 Unlimited Member Price
      13. Only 28 left
        Château Le Coin Bordeaux
        Classic Dark-Fruited Bordeaux
        CountryFrance
        Merlot
        $21.99 per bottle
        12 bottles - $263.88
        $237.48 Unlimited Member Price
      14. Cuvée Prestigieux Côtes du Rhône
        Delicious Côtes-du-Rhône
        CountryFrance
        Grenache-based blend
        $18.99 per bottle
        12 bottles - $227.88
        $205.08 Unlimited Member Price
      15. Création d'Émilie B Châteauneuf-du-Pape
        91-93 Point Châteauneuf Superstar
        CountryFrance
        Grenache-based blend
        $54.99 per bottle
        12 bottles - $659.88
        $593.88 Unlimited Member Price
      16. Château La Fleur Saint Bonnet
        95-Point Bordeaux Discovery
        CountryFrance
        Merlot-based blend
        $29.99 per bottle
        12 bottles - $359.88
        $323.88 Unlimited Member Price
      17. Château Duprat
        Multi-Gold Medal Bordeaux
        CountryFrance
        Merlot-based blend
        $19.99 per bottle
        12 bottles - $239.88
        $215.88 Unlimited Member Price
      18. Château de Colombe Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux
        Gold-Medal Saint-Émilion Rival
        CountryFrance
        Merlot-based blend
        $28.99 per bottle
        12 bottles - $347.88
        $313.08 Unlimited Member Price
      19. Château Ramage La Batisse
        Cru Bourgeois Supérieur
        CountryFrance
        Cabernet-based blend
        $31.99 per bottle
        12 bottles - $383.88
      20. Château Les Aubitriés
        Gold-Medal Red Bordeaux
        CountryFrance
        Merlot-based blend
        $19.99 per bottle
        12 bottles - $239.88
        $215.88 Unlimited Member Price
      21. Château La Clarière
        Top-Estate Bordeaux
        CountryFrance
        Merlot-based blend
        $39.99 per bottle
        12 bottles - $479.88
        $431.88 Unlimited Member Price
      22. Charles Cros
        Unique Southern French Red
        CountryFrance
        Red blend
        $19.99 per bottle
        12 bottles - $239.88
        $215.88 Unlimited Member Price
      23. Château Moulin du Prieur
        Brilliant Boutique Bordeaux
        CountryFrance
        Merlot
        $19.99 per bottle
        12 bottles - $239.88
        $215.88 Unlimited Member Price
      24. Font del Victoire Pinot Noir
        Silky Southern French Pinot Noir
        CountryFrance
        Pinot Noir
        $22.99 per bottle
        12 bottles - $275.88
        $248.28 Unlimited Member Price
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      Wine FAQs

      What are the Types of Red French Wines?

      French red wines run the gamut from sweet red wine and sparkling red wine to dry red wine and even fortified red wine, the reds France produces run the gamut. Vin de paille—a lesser known type of wine made from grapes that have been dried intentionally to concentrate flavor and sweetness—can even include red varieties. However, those will only ever be pale mahogany colored.

      Which French Red Wines are Most Popular?

      There are over 200 documented grape varieties grown in France, but only 40 or so are known widely outside of the country. Some of the most popular French red grapes to know are Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Gamay, Grenache, Mourvèdre and Syrah.

      France’s red grapes are used to produce myriad styles, and some have become synonymous with the region in which they are produced or the technique used to produce them. Some of the most popular French red wines to know are red Burgundy (made from Pinot Noir), red Bordeaux (usually made from Merlot, Cab Sauvignon, Cab Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec and Carmenère), Chinon (made from Cab Franc), Beaujolais (made from Gamay), and Côtes du Rhône and Châteauneuf-du-Pape (both made primarily from Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre).

      How to Pick a Good French Red Wine

      What makes a good French red wine will be a matter of your own personal preference, and finding the best French red for you can be difficult. One way to know if you’ll enjoy a wine is to look at its label. That’s where you’ll see important info like the producer’s name and find clues about the wine’s regionality, grapes, aging and wine style.

      Unfortunately however, given the amount and range of red French wine, and the myriad regulations the country has to govern the process, this approach also requires you to know a bit about these categories. So another way to find a good French red wine is to purchase it from a source you trust, like laithwaites.com.