Wines made from Mourvèdre grapes of Moldova
Discover the best wines made with Mourvèdre as a single variety or as a blend of Moldova.
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).
Eastern European wine country among the world's most densely planted. Whites dominate (~70%) as signatures. Native Fetească Albă with signature notes of white flowers, pear, citrus and a honeyed touch, tense palate — Moldova's soul. Also ample Chardonnay, mineral Rkatsiteli, straight Aligoté.