Wines made from Mourvèdre grapes of Central Ranges
Discover the best wines made with Mourvèdre as a single variety or as a blend of Central Ranges.
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).
New South Wales central-west zone grouping Mudgee, Orange and Cowra. Altitude-driven diversity. In Mudgee, sunny signature Shiraz with signature notes of blackberry, black cherry, plum, black pepper, chocolate and a spicy touch, round tannins. Firm Cabernet, supple Merlot.