Wines made from Mourvèdre grapes of Coteaux de Béziers
Discover the best wines made with Mourvèdre as a single variety or as a blend of Coteaux de Béziers.
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).
Languedoc IGP between the Libron and Orb rivers (Mediterranean climate, 400-800 mm): Syrah, Grenache and Cinsault reign in reds with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon — fruity aromas, soft fine tannins, light and rounded structure. Chardonnay, Viognier and Sauvignon in whites with remarkable fruity and floral aromas. Varied soils (marls, tertiary colluvium north, quaternary alluvium south, sands), fresh aromatic expression.