Wines made from Mourvèdre grapes of Columbia Gorge
Discover the best wines made with Mourvèdre as a single variety or as a blend of Columbia Gorge.
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).
Binational Oregon-Washington AVA on the Columbia River, nicknamed "a world of wine in 40 miles". Spectacular diversity: 30+ grapes across microclimates (cool maritime west, warm continental east). Fine Pinot Noir to the west with notes of cherry, undergrowth, raspberry and spice, silky tannins. Taut Riesling (lemon, white apple), aromatic Gewürztraminer (lychee, rose).