Winery Kestrel VintnersWinemaker Select Mourvèdre
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Taste structure of the Winemaker Select Mourvèdre from the Winery Kestrel Vintners
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Winemaker Select Mourvèdre of Winery Kestrel Vintners in the region of Washington is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Winemaker Select Mourvèdre of Winery Kestrel Vintners in the region of Washington often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Winemaker Select Mourvèdre
Pairings that work perfectly with Winemaker Select Mourvèdre
Original food and wine pairings with Winemaker Select Mourvèdre
The Winemaker Select Mourvèdre of Winery Kestrel Vintners matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of venison stew with red wine, pasta with lemon and comté cheese or curried veal roulades.
Details and technical informations about Winery Kestrel Vintners's Winemaker Select 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 Winemaker Select Mourvèdre from Winery Kestrel Vintners are 2012, 2011, 0, 2010
Informations about the Winery Kestrel Vintners
The Winery Kestrel Vintners is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 45 wines for sale in the of Yakima Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Yakima Valley
Washington's oldest AVA (1983): signature Chardonnay and Riesling as white kings (lively and taut, citrus, apple, white peach and a mineral touch, acidity preserved by cold nights). Supple Merlot (plum, blackberry), structured Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar) and fleshy Syrah (blackberry, pepper, smoked meat) in concentrated reds. Southern Columbia Valley, basalt under loess, day-night contrast (80/50°F) — about 1/3 of the state's plantings.
The wine region of Washington
2nd US producer by volume, on the arid, sunny Columbia Valley. Star Cabernet Sauvignon (~60% of reds): powerful and structured with signature notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, dry herbs and graphite, firm tannins. Fleshy, peppery Syrah (black fruits, smoked meat). Round, fruity Merlot, historic mineral Riesling (dry and off-dry), precise Chardonnay and ample Sémillon.
The word of the wine: Decanter
1) Glass container with a narrow neck used to aerate or decant the wine. 2) Decanter wines: wines that are drunk young and that were once drawn directly from the barrel. For example, some Muscadets or Beaujolais.
