Old Garden Mourvedre Variety - HEWITSONGrown and bottled in the famous Barossa Valley region in South AustraliaOLD GARDEN is an example of some of the finest wine to be produced from this region.This video is a demo of the variety presented by Dean Hewitson himself - grower and winemaker.The video was made by: "See It Now" of Norwood, S.A. and Young Australia Productions Pty. Ltd.
Welcome back to ThatFOODandWINEshow. The focus of this show is the 2004 vintage Toscar Monastrell Crianza from Alicante, Spain. Monastrell is the Spanish name for Mourvedre, a blending grape from the Southern Rhone region of France. Sigle varietal Mourvedre is most often found in Spain as Monastrell and in Australia as Mourvedre. Australians also blend Mourvedre with Grenache and Shiraz to make their new-world version of the wines of the Southern Rhone (ie. Gigondas, Vacqueyras, etc).The Toscar Monastrell is produced from old vines. It is aged for six months in new (yes, new) oak. It is an unfiltered wine. What does all of this mean??? It means that for the price ($10 US), this wine is one hell of a bargain. This wine is well balanced, good integration of fruit and oak influence on the palate, medium-body, silky smooth texture, and low-medium acidity. I highly recommend trying this wine.Thanks again for watching ThatFOODandWINEshow. Please send your questions, comments and suggestions to Feedback@ThatFOODandWINEshow.com.Cheers! -Larry
Wine Tasting Clip of Spice Route Mourvedre 2002, from the Virtual Wine Tasting Event, 'Up & Coming Wines' held on 16 Oct 2005.WINE: Spice Route Mourvedre 2002VINTAGE: 2002PRODUCER: Spice Route Wine CompanyGRAPES: MourvedreREGION: SwartlandCOUNTRY: South AfricaONE WORD: SpicyTASTING: Warm, jammy nose with a touch of spice and vanilla leads to a juicy palate with red fruit, mocha and characteristic, refreshing acidity.FOOD MATCH: Seared Carpaccio of Beef with Roasted BeetrootFOOD MATCH FROM: Jamie Oliver, "The Return of the Naked Chef"
The 'Icon' wines are our biggest and most 'serious'' wines here at d'Arenberg. The Dead Arm Shiraz, The Coppermine Road and The Ironstone Pressings are our 'Big Three', which represent the pinnacle of d'Arenberg's efforts in McLaren Vale, both in the vineyard and the winery. The notion of separately vinifying and bottling the very best Shiraz, Cabernet and Grenache/ Shiraz/ Mourvedre blend each vintage stems from the early 1990's. The 'Icons' are the product of a complex array of ingredients; very old and low yielding vines (sometimes only 1/4 of a tonne per acre), age-old winemaking techniques and rigorous barrel selection, where only the very best barrels are used, and a complete and thorough understanding of the vines. The wines made from these McLaren Vale grapes are powerful, complex, concentrated and yet perfectly balanced. The 'Icons' show restraint when young (even though the wines are massive) and have a great capacity for longevity -- these wines will last a lifetime. Great vintages of the Dead Arm Shiraz, Coppermine Road Cabernet and Ironstone Pressings Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre should be drinking well for many years to come.Full info www.darenberg.com.au
The 'Icon' wines are our biggest and most 'serious'' wines here at d'Arenberg. The Dead Arm Shiraz, The Coppermine Road and The Ironstone Pressings are our 'Big Three', which represent the pinnacle of d'Arenberg's efforts in McLaren Vale, both in the vineyard and the winery. The notion of separately vinifying and bottling the very best Shiraz, Cabernet and Grenache/ Shiraz/ Mourvedre blend each vintage stems from the early 1990's. The 'Icons' are the product of a complex array of ingredients; very old and low yielding vines (sometimes only 1/4 of a tonne per acre), age-old winemaking techniques and rigorous barrel selection, where only the very best barrels are used, and a complete and thorough understanding of the vines. The wines made from these McLaren Vale grapes are powerful, complex, concentrated and yet perfectly balanced. The 'Icons' show restraint when young (even though the wines are massive) and have a great capacity for longevity -- these wines will last a lifetime. Great vintages of the Dead Arm Shiraz, Coppermine Road Cabernet and Ironstone Pressings Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre should be drinking well for many years to come.
The 'Icon' wines are our biggest and most 'serious'' wines here at d'Arenberg. The Dead Arm Shiraz, The Coppermine Road and The Ironstone Pressings are our 'Big Three', which represent the pinnacle of d'Arenberg's efforts in McLaren Vale, both in the vineyard and the winery. The notion of separately vinifying and bottling the very best Shiraz, Cabernet and Grenache/ Shiraz/ Mourvedre blend each vintage stems from the early 1990's. The 'Icons' are the product of a complex array of ingredients; very old and low yielding vines (sometimes only ? of a tonne per acre), age-old winemaking techniques and rigorous barrel selection, where only the very best barrels are used, and a complete and thorough understanding of the vines and country from which we use only the very best grapes. The wines made from these McLaren Vale grapes are powerful, complex, concentrated yet perfectly balanced. The 'Icons' show restraint when young (even though the wines are massive) and have a great capacity for longevity -- these wines will last a lifetime. Great vintages of the Dead Arm Shiraz, Coppermine Road Cabernet and Ironstone Pressings Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre should be drinking well for many years to come.Full details at www.darenberg.com.au
The Stump Jump - Der springende Pflug ist eine "GSM-Cuvée", also aus den Rebsorten Grenache, Syrah und Mourvedre. Der Wein reifte zum Teil für 12 Monate in Barriques. Der Wein hat ein betörendes Bukett von Pflaumen, Schwarzbeeren, Pfeffer, Zimt, Vanille, Lakritze und erdige Noten. Am Gaumen ist er fleischig, mit soften Gerbstoffen, würziger Frucht, saftig, gut strukturiert und mit einem reichhaltigen Nachhall. Der 2005er bekam 88 Punkte von Robert Parker.
Domaine Brusset is a relatively large producer in Rhone. This wine is from an appelation in Southern Rhone called Gigondas created in 1971. Unlike Northern Rhone, which employs solely Syrah. The wine would probably be a combination of Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Carrigane and Cinsault. On the nose, some cherry liqueur or kirsch character popped out mixing with some earthy barnyard but the wine was not giving much. I deliberately aired the wine before tasting but still...more cherry fruit and dry berry/flower characters came out upon tasting. It has a medium to full body followed with some astringency characters like bitter lemon/tangerine. The tannin is sandy, mouth coating and immediately dried out the tongue. The finish is relatively short and leaving my mouth dry. The style is traditional and backward. I fail once again why the both WA and WS rated this wine so high (93 and 94 points respectively) in the past. (87-89 points) rated by Michael Lam of the Beverage Review.
Jumilla is a municipality and also an up and coming wine producing region in south eastern Spain. It is located in the province of Murcia, along with other appellations (or they call Denomination of Origin or simply DO) such as Yecla, Alicante and Bulla. Jumilla's wine production is particularly notable for its use of Monastrell (Mourvedre) as a varietal.Like many areas from the old world of wine making. Spain, the third largest producer of wine (after France and Italy), is going through a revolution despite its very rich winemaking tradition. New generation of winemakers are not just learning the art (and science) of winemaking from grandpa and papa but they are soaking much on modern winemaking knowledge and investing big money in both viticulture and modern wine making equipments. The new Spain has arrived and getting better vintage after vintage!The Finca Luzon is a Monastrell blend. Bright red fruits of strawberry, raspberry, red cherry with violets from the nose. Juicy on the palate, lots of ripe red fruits mixed with spicy herb, tobacco, violets with some stew fruit reduction characters then smoke, potpourri and a hint of varietal bitterness to follow in the finish. This is a good wine with food because of its acidity. (Rating 88-90 points) by Michael Lam of the Beverage Review.
From Louis Bernard, the Domaine La Rocaliere is from the appelation Lirac in Southern Rhone - a relatively unknown district when compare to big brother Chateauneuf-du-Pape. The main grapes employed for blending in this region include (GSMCC) Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsault and Carignan. The appellation Lirac was actually created back in 1947. The wine is already showing bricky red colour at this stage. Stewed red/black fruits, dry prune, scortched earth, tar and dry Longan-berry (Chinese: Dragon Eye) are delected upon nosing. More stewy and tarry fruits, French onion soup, dark soya sauce, beef broth hit the mid palate coupling with fine but sandy tannin. The finish is relatively short but leaves a sweetish spiciness and a coarse mouth feel (due to tannin). There was a real hype about the wine about 5 or 6 years ago as WS rated it 94 points with the following tasting comments: "Fabulous. Rich and dense, a thick red with terrific midpalate concentration; there is a lot of substance here. Clean, pure fruit flavors-full-bodied, it shows superb focus from start to finish. Massive tannins are silky on the midpalate but toughen on the finish. Not imported into the U.S. Best from 2005 through 2020."Ahem! Give me a break! I strongly disagree with WS as the wine is neither that rich nor dense nor thick nor full body nor ageble to 2020 but it does have plenty of tannin to offer even now. Drink it now in case fruits drop and it becomes inbalance. (87-89 points) Tasted by Michael Lam of the Beverage Review.
Welcome back to ThatFOODandWINEshow. This episode focuses on Banyuls -- a concentrated-style sweet red dessert wine from the South of France. Banyuls are produced from late-picked grapes which come from the same vineyards as Collioure. Both Banyuls and Collioure wines are primarily made from Grenache and Mourvedre with smaller percentages of Cinsault, Syrah and Carignan. Banyuls are considered "Vin Doux Naturel" (fortified sweet wines). Banyuls typically have sweet dried red fruit and chocolate flavors and pair exceptionally well with chocolate and red berry desssers. However, like port, Banyuls can be enjoyed as dessert by itself.The featured wine on today's show was Domaine de Paulillies Banyuls Rimage. "Rimage" translates to vintage -- this particular wine's vintage is 2006. I scored this wine 92 points and as such, highly recommend trying it.
La Vieille Julienne- Daumen père et fils - OrangeChâteauneuf-du-Pape 2005Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC 70% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 20% tra Mourvèdre, Cinsault, Counoise e diversi vitigni a bacca bianca
