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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.89 $13.43
12 bottles: $11.65
A round, creamy-textured red with blackberry, dark-walnut and some chocolate character. It’s medium-bodied with a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $199.94
The 2021 Mourvèdre is another archetypal example of the variety from Andremily, where winemaker Jim Binns manages to...
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100
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98
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $16.17
The red Monastrell 2016 Plus+ has a little less alcohol than the 2015, and the wine feels fresher. It fermented in...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.66
12 bottles: $15.05
This bold red is intense and expressive. Cassis and blueberry flavors mingle with cola, cocoa and licorice notes....
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90
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.74 $17.49
This is well-made and juicy with spicy oak and chocolate scents, soft tannins, a rounded palate and well-integrated...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $74.94
From a single plot of 1853 vines, this has striking grey-stone and gravel aromas with some flinty notes, as well as...
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95
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $164.81
Rated 100 - The 2020 Mourvedre is composed of 86% Mourvedre, 12% Syrah, and 2% Viognier, made using 75% whole...
WNR
100
WA
98
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $209.95
I think the pure Monastrell from an ungrafted vineyard has to be among the best in its kind in the world, and the...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $83.40
The final blend of the 2016 La Clape L'Ancely is about 85% Mourvèdre, 10% Grenache and 5% Syrah. It's perfumed and...
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95
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $76.12
The 2017 La Clape L'Ancely is a stunning example of Mourvèdre's potential in the La Clape appellation. It's a very...
WA
96
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $80.95
The 2017 La Clape L'Ancely is a stunning example of Mourvèdre's potential in the La Clape appellation. It's a very...
WA
96
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Mourvedre

Mourvedre is another one of those grape varietals that comes in many guises - in Spain it is known as Monastrell, and you often find it listed as Mataro in wines produced in New World regions of California and Australia. It is most typically used as a blending grape, adding its unique characteristics to wines made up of Grenache and Syrah.

Although grown in many of the world’s leading wine producing countries, this grape’s true home is in the French region of Bandol, where it continues to be the star of several blended wines of superb quality. Mourvedre is prized for its ability to lend a depth of flavor to otherwise astringent wines, and brings a gamey, herbal set of tasting notes to the table which add plenty of complexity. It is used to great effect in the excellent red blends of the southern Rhone Valley, as well as those in Languedoc-Roussillon. Mourvedre is very much a warm climate varietal, hence its prevalence in southern France and Spain, and under plenty of sunshine it picks up its powerful set of flavors and aromas. In Spanish Mourvedre wines, we get to see a bit of the versatility of this grape - it is used to make everything from sweet to dry red wines, as well as rose and fortified wines.