Wines made from Mourvèdre grapes of United States

Discover the best wines made with Mourvèdre as a single variety or as a blend of United States.

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More informations about the variety Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

More informations about the wines of United States

The United States has confidently come of age as one of the world's leading wine-producing nations. Their reputation may be based on the world-famous Napa and Sonoma, but the U. S. is home to countless lesser-known wine regions that produce world-class wines (obvious examples are Oregon's Willamette Valley and New York's Finger Lakes).

What are the typical flavors of the Mourvèdre grape variety?

EarthPresent in 99% of Mourvèdre
OakPresent in 98% of Mourvèdre
Red fruitPresent in 98% of Mourvèdre
SpicesPresent in 96% of Mourvèdre
Non oakPresent in 93% of Mourvèdre
Black fruitPresent in 93% of Mourvèdre
MicrobioPresent in 61% of Mourvèdre
Dried fruitPresent in 52% of Mourvèdre
FloralPresent in 50% of Mourvèdre
VegetalPresent in 34% of Mourvèdre

Tree fruitPresent in 17% of Mourvèdre
Citrus fruitPresent in 17% of Mourvèdre
CherryPresent in 9% of Mourvèdre
OakyPresent in 9% of Mourvèdre
VanillaPresent in 8% of Mourvèdre
SmokePresent in 8% of Mourvèdre
RaspberryPresent in 8% of Mourvèdre
BlueberryPresent in 8% of Mourvèdre
ChocolatePresent in 8% of Mourvèdre
PlumPresent in 8% of Mourvèdre

News about the grape variety Mourvèdre

Cape Winemakers Guild 2022 auction: all the lots to bid on

The 38th annual Cape Winemakers Guild Auction is back on home soil in South Africa this year. Auction house Strauss & Co will host the sale, sponsored by Nedbank, live and online from 5pm to 8pm on Friday 30 September and 9am to 3pm on Saturday 1 October. Bidders can attend the auction in person at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West, bid by telephone, or online. They can also leave a commission bid in advance of the sale. Bonhams auction house held the auction in London in 2020 and 2021 ...

Walls: Counoise spreads its wings

It’s easy to forget that the southern Rhône’s four most prevalent red varieties aren’t indigenous. Grenache, Carignan and Mourvèdre all appear to originate from Spain; Syrah made its way down the river from the northern Rhône. Of the long tail of other grapes, most have their roots closer to home. Plantings have dwindled in recent years, but today local varieties are experiencing renewed interest. One that’s finding a lot of fans – both in the Rhône and further afield – is Counoise. Scroll down ...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Rosé, for the time being, is a pretty babble’

Many wine styles can seem perplexing at first: imagine the first bottle of Barolo if you only know Barossa Shiraz, or the first bottle of Jura Savagnin if you were brought up on California Chardonnay. With time, thought and repeated tasting, though, comes understanding. You learn each wine’s syntax and lexicon, its hints and inferences. You grasp the ways in which each style communicates. Its beauty dawns, then grows. Rosé wine sales grew 23% worldwide between 2002 and 2019. Its fuel has come fr ...