Wines made from Mourvèdre grapes of Les Baux-de-Provence
Discover the best wines made with Mourvèdre as a single variety or as a blend of Les Baux-de-Provence.
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 region of Provence
Provençal AOC in the Alpilles massif (7 communes, 277 ha, France's first 100% organic/biodynamic AOC since 2023), stony calcareous soils, sunny Mediterranean climate with Mistral. Signature reds from Grenache, Mourvèdre and Syrah (≥60%): elegant and sun-drenched with black cherry, garrigue, thyme, rosemary, black olive and peppery notes, tannins melted by sun. Fresh, crunchy rosés. Full whites from Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Vermentino and Roussanne.
What are the typical flavors of the Mourvèdre grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 9% of Mourvèdre
- Black fruitPresent in 8% of Mourvèdre
- EarthPresent in 8% of Mourvèdre
- Non oakPresent in 7% of Mourvèdre
- OakPresent in 7% of Mourvèdre
- StrawberriesPresent in 6% of Mourvèdre
- SpicesPresent in 5% of Mourvèdre
- Black fruitsPresent in 4% of Mourvèdre
- Red fruitPresent in 4% of Mourvèdre
- CherryPresent in 4% of Mourvèdre
- LeatherPresent in 3% of Mourvèdre
- MicrobioPresent in 3% of Mourvèdre
- EarthyPresent in 3% of Mourvèdre
- PlumPresent in 3% of Mourvèdre
- Dried fruitPresent in 3% of Mourvèdre
- RaspberryPresent in 3% of Mourvèdre
- Tree fruitPresent in 3% of Mourvèdre
- BlackberryPresent in 2% of Mourvèdre
- CassisPresent in 2% of Mourvèdre
- VanillaPresent in 2% of Mourvèdre