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Mourvèdre
Mourvèdre, aka Monastrell in Spain, is a common blending partner of Syrah and Grenache (aka Garnacha in Spain). In Australia and California it can also appear under the name Mataro.
Mourvèdre's bastion in France is Bandol, where it reigns supreme in the red blends and yielding a savoury, gamey, herby wine. It also commonly features in Southern Rhône, Languedoc & Rousillon blends.
The grape needs a warm climate to ripen fully. Its stronghold in Spain are the appellations along the south-east Mediterranean(Murcia, Jumilla, Bullas), where it produces rosé, dry red and sweet fortified wines. Monastrell has played a significant part in Spain’s vinous heritage; it nurtures wines that are deep in colour and richly tannic, sometimes overbearing in their intensity and concentration
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Alicante plays host to the Monastrell grape, a far-cry from the Tempranillo of Rioja or the Garnatxa of Navarra but all the more interesting for it. The blend for this wine is Monastrell and Syrah. A nose bursting with smoky red fruit and mineral richness is followed by a palate which is chewy, crunchy and gamey. This is a wonderful wine which will make an occasion out of the most humble of meals.
Nick Stewart, Buying Department
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