Wines made from Mourvèdre grapes of Snake River Valley
Discover the best wines made with Mourvèdre as a single variety or as a blend of Snake River Valley.
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).
Idaho's first AVA, extending into eastern Oregon, with high-altitude vineyards (760-915 m) in the Rockies. Strong day-night thermal swings. Signature Syrah at Rhône latitude: elegant and fresh with signature notes of blackberry, black cherry, black pepper, violet, black olive and a spicy touch, firm tannins — a finely chiselled cool-climate style. Solar Grenache and Mourvèdre, firm Cabernet, approachable Tempranillo.