Wines made from Mourvèdre grapes of South West Australia
Discover the best wines made with Mourvèdre as a single variety or as a blend of South West Australia.
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).
Vast zone of south-west Australia (Margaret River, Great Southern, Pemberton, Geographe…), maritime climate tempered by two oceans. Signature Cabernet Sauvignon at Margaret River: elegant and structured with notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, eucalyptus, cedar, mint and a hint of spice, fine tannins — world-class "austral Bordeaux" style. Full mineral Chardonnay (white peach, vanilla), zesty Sauvignon-Sémillon. Peppery Shiraz, taut Riesling at Great Southern.