MOURVEDRE
A robust Mediterranean grape widely grown in the southern Rhone region of France, Spain, and in limited acreages of California. Used for color and body in red blends.
Mourvedre
[Mataro]
Also known as, Mataro, Balzac, Esparte.
MOURVEDRE (Red) [more-VAY-druh]
As long as the weather is warm, Mourvèdre likes a wide variety of soils.
Mourvedre (moor-ved'r)
One of the red wine grapes of southern France and the Rhone Valley. It is the grape of the very tannic, and darkly colored Bandol (from the south of France).
Mourvedre
Synonyms
In Australia also known as Mataro, as Balzac in the Corowa region of New South Wales and as Esparte in the Great Western district of Victoria.
MOURVEDRE
A late ripening red grape variety widely planted in southern France, Spain and Central California that is rich in color and extract producing dark, fruity wines that are sometimes said to have earthy bouquets, likened to tree bark.
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Mourvèdre grapes
Mourvèdre, Monastrell, or Mataro is a variety of wine grape grown around the world.
See Mourvedre.
MONBADON
See Burger.
MONDEUSE
A minor grape grown in the Savoie region of France. Usually blended with Altesse to create Roussette de Savoie. May be identical to the Refosco grape of Italy. Also called Mondeuse Noir.
Made from about 60% Grenache and completed with a blend of Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsault and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, the color is a bright, dark pink, almost cherry.
Heavier on the Syrah and much lighter on the Mourvedre than Pastiche, Le Mistral also sees a more extended oak treatment (19 months in a combination of old and new all-French oak barrels, ...
Pinot Noir, Grenache and Mourvedre tend towards a garnet or brickish tone. Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Barbera can make wines so inky-purple they could refill fountain pens.
The eclectic Californian winery makes this southern Rhone blend with different proportions of Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre and Cinsault. The first vintage of Le Cigare Volant (flying saucer in French) was 1984.
This is a deep, rich, unctous wine, with the characteristics of the Mourvedre wines that Clarendon has become famous for. It has a fullness that fills yor palatte. Parker gave it a 95 rating. Cost - $60.
Vineyard blocks are often peppered with vines of Alicante Bouschet, Carignan, Grenache, Mourvedre, the aforementioned Peloursin, or Zinfandel.
" May be associated with brettanomyces (see above) but can also result from oak aging or the nature of specific grapes. Mourvedre, for instance, imparts a characteristic earthy aroma.
It also is an excellent blender with varieties as diverse as cabernet, grenache, and mourvedre.
MATARO: New World alias name for the Mourvedre grape variety. (See below).
the eastern Tuscany around the Chianti Colli Aretini-zone. The producer Mannuci Droandi uses the grape as a blending-component. Also the producer San Felice makes it as a varietal-wine, simply named Pugnitello. They say the grape resembles Mourvedre.
MOURVEDRE
Black type of vine of Provence giving of the fine wines of great guard.
MOUSSEUX (SPARKLING WINE)
Effervescent wines re-entering in the categories of the wines of table and V.Q.P.R.D.
MOUSTILLANT
It is said of a slightly effervescent wine.
 See also: Wine, Red, Grape, Fruit, Region
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