Wines made from Mourvèdre grapes of Côte Vermeille

Discover the best wines made with Mourvèdre as a single variety or as a blend of Côte Vermeille.

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 Pays d'Oc

IGP of the southern Pyrénées-Orientales on the Mediterranean coast (4 communes from Collioure to Cerbère at the Spanish border, terraces on Cambrian grey schist facing the sea, hot-dry climate tempered by sea breezes): Grenache is the Catalan signature red — full-bodied and warm with black fruits and mineral schist notes. Mourvèdre, Syrah and Carignan in reds and rosés, Grenache Blanc, Vermentino and Roussanne in floral whites with saline minerality.

What are the typical flavors of the Mourvèdre grape variety?