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Mourvedre (Monastrell)

Mourvedre (Monastrell) wine guide: what this red grape tastes like, where it comes from, the regions that grow it, and what to eat with it.

Colour
Red
Body
Full
Origin
Spain
Top region
Bandol
4
Key regions
3
Pairings
4
Synonyms

Mourvedre (Monastrell) is a red grape variety, with its roots in Iberian Peninsula, Spain.

The wines show full body, high tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.

The tasting note runs to blackberry, black cherry, herbal, meaty and spicy.

It is planted most seriously in Bandol, Provence, Jumilla and Southern Rhône.

In the vineyard it is marked by late ripening, low vigour and a preference for warm, dry.

It blends readily with Grenache, Syrah, Carignan and Cinsault.

On other labels it goes by Monastrell, Mataro, Esparte and Étrangle-Chien.

At the table it suits braised ox-tail stew, milk-fed veal with baba ghanoush and baked eggplants stuffed with lamb mince.

The structure.

Body
Full
Tannin
High
Acidity
Medium
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
blackberryblack cherry
Aromas
herbalmeatyspicy
Styles
dry redrosé

Where it grows.

Blends well with.

Food pairings.

01 Braised Ox-tail Stew
02 Milk-fed Veal with Baba Ghanoush
03 Baked Eggplants stuffed with Lamb Mince

Also labelled.

Monastrell, Mataro, Esparte, Étrangle-Chien.

Bottles to look for.

  • Andremily Wines Mourvedre, Santa Barbara County, USA
  • Artadi El Seque, Alicante, Spain
  • Bedrock Wine Co. 'Ode to Lulu' Rose of Mourvedre, Sonoma Valley, USA
  • Bodegas Castano Hecula Organic Monastrell, Yecla, Spain
  • Bodegas Cerron Stratum Wines 'La Servil' Monastrell, Jumilla, Spain
  • Bodegas Cerron Stratum Wines Matas Altas, Jumilla, Spain
  • Bodegas El Nido 'Clio', Jumilla, Spain
  • Bodegas Juan Gil 'Bruto' Monastrell, Jumilla, Spain

Mourvedre (Monastrell): common questions

01.
What does Mourvedre (Monastrell) taste like?
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Mourvedre (Monastrell) tastes of blackberry, black cherry, herbal, meaty and spicy. The wines show full body, high tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Mourvedre (Monastrell) from?
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Mourvedre (Monastrell) originates in Iberian Peninsula, Spain.
03.
Where is Mourvedre (Monastrell) grown?
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The key regions for Mourvedre (Monastrell) are Bandol, Provence, Jumilla and Southern Rhône.
04.
What food pairs with Mourvedre (Monastrell)?
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Pour it with braised ox-tail stew, milk-fed veal with baba ghanoush and baked eggplants stuffed with lamb mince.
05.
What else is Mourvedre (Monastrell) called?
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Mourvedre (Monastrell) is also labelled Monastrell, Mataro, Esparte and Étrangle-Chien.

Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of Spain.

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