Winery CarharttCurtis Vineyard Mourvèdre
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Curtis Vineyard Mourvèdre of Winery Carhartt in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Curtis Vineyard Mourvèdre
Pairings that work perfectly with Curtis Vineyard Mourvèdre
Original food and wine pairings with Curtis Vineyard Mourvèdre
The Curtis Vineyard Mourvèdre of Winery Carhartt matches generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of barbecued prime rib with coarse salt.
Details and technical informations about Winery Carhartt's Curtis Vineyard Mourvèdre.
Discover the grape 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).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Curtis Vineyard Mourvèdre from Winery Carhartt are 2016, 2015, 0, 2017 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Carhartt
The Winery Carhartt is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 41 wines for sale in the of Santa Ynez Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Santa Ynez Valley
Highly diverse east-west Santa Barbara AVA (1°F rise per mile inland, AVA 1983, 70+ grapes): cool in the west, Pinot Noir reigns in reds and vibrant Chardonnay in whites. Central Ballard Canyon, fleshy, spicy Syrah. Hotter east, structured Bordeaux Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, Rhône varieties. Also Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Gewurztraminer.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Seeds
A maximum of four, located in the heart of the grape berry, they contain tannins and nitrogenous matter.
