{"id":8220,"date":"2020-09-25T14:15:12","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T13:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blanville.com\/?p=8220"},"modified":"2020-09-28T16:18:10","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T15:18:10","slug":"the-different-shades-of-mourvedre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blanville.com\/en\/magazine\/the-different-shades-of-mourvedre\/","title":{"rendered":"The different shades of Mourv\u00e8dre"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mourv\u00e8dre is a grape variety (vine \/ grape variety) which finds its origin between Catalonia where it is called Mataro and the south of France. Like Cabernet Sauvignon, it is recognized as a late harvested grape variety: late bud burst then late ripeness of the berries.<\/p>\n

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A rare grape variety with a good aging capacity<\/h3>\n

Throughout the wine-growing regions of the world, we note that this grape is rarely sold as a single grape variety, it is mostly found in blends with its two favorite companions: Syrah and Grenache Noir. Moreover, in some countries the “GSM” (Grenache-Syrah-Mourv\u00e8dre) has been popping on multiple wine lists in many restaurants.<\/p>\n

However, there are also a few appellations and estates that exploit this rare grape variety as a single varietal wine, or even as a single terroir wine.<\/p>\n

\"grappe<\/p>\n

In Provence and more particularly in Bandol<\/strong>, it is the historical grape of this prestigious appellation rich of over a thousand-year-old history! It is sublimated in red of course, but also in ros\u00e9. It is indeed within this appellation that ros\u00e9 has first been recognized as a great wine, thanks in particular to Mourv\u00e8dre …<\/p>\n

The wines from this terroir are racy, powerful and made to improve over time after a few years in bottle.<\/p>\n

Since 2002, there has been a Conservatory of Mourv\u00e8dre in the AOP Bandol, located in the town of Saint-Cyr. This place was created in order to preserve the diversity of this grape variety and to set up a genetic reservoir.<\/p>\n

Cuv\u00e9e to try<\/u>: Domaine du Gros Nor\u00e9 AOP BANDOL ROUGE 2016<\/a><\/p>\n

In South Australia, in the Barossa Valley<\/strong> region, Mourv\u00e8dre or rather Mataro (its Spanish name) is also recognized for being the source of exceptional wines.<\/p>\n

Thanks to its hot climate and its geographical position in the southern hemisphere, it is picked up at the end of the harvest: between late February and early March. A 6-month lag with the French harvest!<\/p>\n

It offers racy, spicy wines with beautiful tannin, with a leather side specific to the great Mourv\u00e8dre made with a sense of place.<\/p>\n

Cuv\u00e9e to try:<\/u> John Duval, Annexus Mataro 2016<\/a> (from a century old Mourv\u00e8dre vine)<\/p>\n

Po\u00e8tes, our Single Parcel Wine of Mourv\u00e8dre<\/h3>\n

At Ch\u00e2teau Haut-Blanville, we vinify, among our parcel\u2019s selections, the parcel named “Po\u00e8tes” which is one of our historic single parcel wines within the Gr\u00e9s de Montpellier.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>appellation. This plot of Mourv\u00e8dre is located at the top of the slope of our \u201cPeyrals\u201d terroir, in the town of Saint-Pargoire, where the stoniness is the most important.<\/p>\n

\"Vignes<\/a><\/p>\n

Its unique profile reminds me after a few years in bottle of the character of a great Barolo while in its youth it offers the typical characteristics of our terroirs: tannic power, salinity, black fruits and garrigue coated with a nice touch of sweetness brought by its delicate aging in French oak barrels.<\/p>\n

This year again it will be harvested the latest, at the end of September, the announcement of a very beautiful vintage for this Mourv\u00e8dre thanks to significant thermal amplitudes and rainfall in September which will have allowed this beautiful plot to reach full maturity.<\/p>\n

After a long maceration tailored for a great ageable wine, this cuv\u00e9e will be barreled during the spring 2021 for a period of 2 to 3 years.<\/p>\n

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Lovers of our Mourv\u00e8dre “Po\u00e8tes” can already drink its 2015 vintage, which has received one of the best reviews for Languedoc wines by the prestigious English wine critic Jancis Robinson:<\/p>\n

Ch\u00e2teau Haut-Blanville Po\u00e8tes 2015,\u00a017.5\/20 drink between 2020 and 2027:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cA single parcel of Mourv\u00e8dre grown on limestone soils on the slopes of St-Pargoire.\u00c9levage in used French oak barriques for 36 months.
\nGorgeously peppery on the nose and palate, with sensuously ripe damson fruit. A\u00a0touch of the classic Mourv\u00e8dre meatiness, but more along the profile of a peppery\u00a0bresaola rather than saucisson. There is enormous elegance in this wine, a stillness,\u00a0a precision and fineness of structure that belies its 14.5% alcohol. A beautiful wine\u00a0which doesn’t shout or dominate but must not be overlooked. (TC)\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Po\u00e8tes,<\/p>\n

Article written by Baptiste Koch, Export commercial at Blanville.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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