Wines made from Mourvèdre grapes of Bekaa Valley
Discover the best wines made with Mourvèdre as a single variety or as a blend of Bekaa Valley.
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 Bekaa Valley
Lebanese high-altitude valley (~1,000 m), ~6,000 years of winegrowing, ~90% of the country's wine. Complex, age-worthy reds with signature notes of black cherry, blackberry, garrigue, leather, cedar, oriental spices and a balsamic touch, firm tannins and long ageing — Cabernet for backbone, supple Cinsault, dense Carignan, fruity Grenache, peppery Syrah. Native whites Merwah and Obaideh, taut and mineral. Iconic Chateau Musar.
What are the typical flavors of the Mourvèdre grape variety?
- OakPresent in 14% of Mourvèdre
- EarthPresent in 13% of Mourvèdre
- Red fruitPresent in 13% of Mourvèdre
- Non oakPresent in 12% of Mourvèdre
- SpicesPresent in 12% of Mourvèdre
- Black fruitPresent in 12% of Mourvèdre
- OakyPresent in 9% of Mourvèdre
- Dried fruitPresent in 9% of Mourvèdre
- CherryPresent in 8% of Mourvèdre
- Red fruitPresent in 8% of Mourvèdre
- LeatherPresent in 8% of Mourvèdre
- MicrobioPresent in 8% of Mourvèdre
- FloralPresent in 8% of Mourvèdre
- RaspberryPresent in 7% of Mourvèdre
- VegetalPresent in 7% of Mourvèdre
- SmokePresent in 6% of Mourvèdre
- EarthyPresent in 6% of Mourvèdre
- BlackberryPresent in 6% of Mourvèdre
- VanillaPresent in 6% of Mourvèdre
- PepperPresent in 6% of Mourvèdre