Wines made from Mourvèdre grapes of Turkey
Discover the best wines made with Mourvèdre as a single variety or as a blend of Turkey.
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 wines of Turkey
Turkey, located on the Anatolian peninsula between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, produces more grapes than any other country in the world. However, only a very small proportion of these grapes are made into wine; as a predominantly Muslim nation, Turkey's per capita Alcohol consumption is very low. The lack of wine production in Turkey is highly ironic, as wine historians believe that viticulture and winemaking originated in this Part of the world. Archaeological projects in Turkey and neighboring countries in the Levant have uncovered evidence suggesting that primitive VineBreeding was part of life here more than 6,000 years ago, which explains the abundance of wine grapes (vinifera).
What are the typical flavors of the Mourvèdre grape variety?
- MicrobioPresent in 4% of Mourvèdre
- Dried fruitPresent in 2% of Mourvèdre
- FloralPresent in 2% of Mourvèdre
- VegetalPresent in 1% of Mourvèdre
- Tree fruitPresent in 1% of Mourvèdre
- Citrus fruitPresent in 1% of Mourvèdre