Wines made from Mourvèdre grapes of Cyprus
Discover the best wines made with Mourvèdre as a single variety or as a blend of Cyprus.
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 Cyprus
Cyprus is a wine-growing island in the eastern Turkey/mediterranean">Mediterranean, located 80 km from the Southern coast of Turkey and a little further from the western coast of Syria. Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean. It measures 140 miles (225 km) from east to west and about a third of that distance from North to south. The Cypriot wine industry was at its peak in the Middle Ages and has seen a steady and progressive decline over the following centuries.
What are the typical flavors of the Mourvèdre grape variety?
- OakyPresent in 1% of Mourvèdre
- CitrusPresent in 1% of Mourvèdre
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- BlackberryPresent in 1% of Mourvèdre
- PlumPresent in 1% of Mourvèdre
- MicrobioPresent in 1% of Mourvèdre
- Citrus fruitPresent in 1% of Mourvèdre
- Tree fruitPresent in 1% of Mourvèdre