Wines made from Mourvèdre grapes of Australia
Discover the best wines made with Mourvèdre as a single variety or as a blend of Australia.
More informations about the variety Mourvèdre
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
More informations about the wines of Australia
Australia is an extremely important wine producing country, both in terms of quality and the scale of its wine economy. Wine Australia's 2018 annual report describes it as the sixth largest wine producer in the world. That year's production was 1. 29 million litres (341 million US gallons), split 52:48 between red and white.
What are the typical flavors of the Mourvèdre grape variety?
- OakPresent in 95% of Mourvèdre
- Red fruitPresent in 93% of Mourvèdre
- Black fruitPresent in 91% of Mourvèdre
- EarthPresent in 90% of Mourvèdre
- SpicesPresent in 89% of Mourvèdre
- Non oakPresent in 86% of Mourvèdre
- MicrobioPresent in 51% of Mourvèdre
- Dried fruitPresent in 44% of Mourvèdre
- FloralPresent in 28% of Mourvèdre
- VegetalPresent in 27% of Mourvèdre
- OakyPresent in 24% of Mourvèdre
- CherryPresent in 23% of Mourvèdre
- PlumPresent in 21% of Mourvèdre
- BlackberryPresent in 21% of Mourvèdre
- PepperPresent in 20% of Mourvèdre
- ChocolatePresent in 19% of Mourvèdre
- Citrus fruitPresent in 19% of Mourvèdre
- VanillaPresent in 17% of Mourvèdre
- EarthyPresent in 16% of Mourvèdre
- Red fruitPresent in 15% of Mourvèdre