Wines made from Mourvèdre grapes of Valence
Discover the best wines made with Mourvèdre as a single variety or as a blend of Valence.
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).
Sunny Mediterranean Levant, sun-drenched accessible wines. Monastrell (Mourvèdre) star red in Alicante: fleshy and deep with black fruits, garrigue, leather and spice, firm tannins. Round, fruity Bobal from Utiel-Requena, supple Garnacha, juicy Tempranillo. Fresh whites: light Merseguera, aromatic Moscatel (fresh grape, flowers).