Wines made from Mourvèdre grapes of Côtes de Provence - Page 2
Discover the best wines made with Mourvèdre as a single variety or as a blend of Côtes de Provence.
More informations about the variety Mourvèdre
Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
More informations about the region of Provence
The AOC Côtes de Provence is the largest appellation in the Provence wine region of southeastern France. It covers about 20,000 hectares of vineyards, which produce the vast majority of Provence's rosé wine. This appellation includes most of the vineyards in the Var department - essentially the eastern half of the Provence wine region - with the exception of 2,250 hectares North of Toulon which are reserved for the Côteaux Varois en Provence appellation. Although it also covers red and white wine, about 80% of Côtes de Provence production is rosé.
What are the typical flavors of the Mourvèdre grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 48% of Mourvèdre
- StrawberriesPresent in 38% of Mourvèdre
- Tree fruitPresent in 31% of Mourvèdre
- Citrus fruitPresent in 30% of Mourvèdre
- EarthPresent in 23% of Mourvèdre
- MicrobioPresent in 16% of Mourvèdre
- PeachPresent in 14% of Mourvèdre
- MelonPresent in 12% of Mourvèdre
- RaspberryPresent in 12% of Mourvèdre
- OakPresent in 11% of Mourvèdre
- GrapefruitPresent in 10% of Mourvèdre
- SpicesPresent in 9% of Mourvèdre
- CitrusPresent in 9% of Mourvèdre
- CherryPresent in 8% of Mourvèdre
- CreamPresent in 8% of Mourvèdre
- MineralityPresent in 7% of Mourvèdre
- FloralPresent in 7% of Mourvèdre
- Tropical fruitPresent in 6% of Mourvèdre
- Black fruitPresent in 6% of Mourvèdre
- VegetalPresent in 6% of Mourvèdre
News about the grape variety Mourvèdre
Walls: Counoise spreads its wings
It’s easy to forget that the southern Rhône’s four most prevalent red varieties aren’t indigenous. Grenache, Carignan and Mourvèdre all appear to originate from Spain; Syrah made its way down the river from the northern Rhône. Of the long tail of other grapes, most have their roots closer to home. Plantings have dwindled in recent years, but today local varieties are experiencing renewed interest. One that’s finding a lot of fans – both in the Rhône and further afield – is Counoise. Scroll down ...
Andrew Jefford: ‘Rosé, for the time being, is a pretty babble’
Many wine styles can seem perplexing at first: imagine the first bottle of Barolo if you only know Barossa Shiraz, or the first bottle of Jura Savagnin if you were brought up on California Chardonnay. With time, thought and repeated tasting, though, comes understanding. You learn each wine’s syntax and lexicon, its hints and inferences. You grasp the ways in which each style communicates. Its beauty dawns, then grows. Rosé wine sales grew 23% worldwide between 2002 and 2019. Its fuel has come fr ...
Top Roussillon wines: 15 to discover
The Roussillon is home to a range of wine styles, at varying price points. Sweet fortified wines (vin doux naturel) used to dominate production, with still dry wines (vin sec) in the minority. In the last 30 years, however, this has completely changed, and vin sec now makes up the majority (80%) of the Roussillon’s output. The recent Wines of Roussillon tasting, held in London, not only highlighted many good quality dry wines being produced, but also cemented the idea that Roussillon whites are ...