Wines made from Mourvèdre grapes of Vicomte d'Aumelas
Discover the best wines made with Mourvèdre as a single variety or as a blend of Vicomte d'Aumelas.
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 Montpellier and Béziers (14 communes, limestone gravel terraces on the Aumelas plateau, garrigue, Mediterranean, middle Hérault valley as regulator): Syrah, Grenache noir, Mourvèdre, Carignan and Cinsault as signature reds — ruby-red with powerful aromas of blackberry, bilberry, raspberry, liquorice and pepper. Chardonnay, Viognier, Sauvignon and Grenache Blanc as fresh, fruity whites; salmon-pink exotic rosés.