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.
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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.
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.
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.
Kool Keef & Nappy J deliver another informative rollercoaster ride of booty shaking, hip gyrating, baby making grooves.Grenachelyrics:Gigondas and Chateuneuf de Pape use a lot of Grenache, 80 percent or more, well usually. While Tavel and Cotes de Rhone like it for rose. Its got lots of alcohol cause the grapes are sweet. It grows on hillsides steep, in the desert heat. Austrailia is known for GSM blends. That's grenache, syrah, mourvedre my non savvy friends.Got to give it up for Le Mistral. The intense cold wind blowing from the Alps. Although Grenache likes to grow where its dry and hot, the icy blast cools the vine and prevents the rot. It gets a lot of sun, but doesn't get a lot of tannin. With high alcohol and sugar so you know the body's bangin'. The grapes are low in pigment, as well as malic acid. The spicy berry flavor should be soft on your palette. Grenache is big, but without the backbone. In fact it dominates in the southern Rhone. It's the number one red grape planted in the world. Add mourvedre or cinsault for a flavor swirl. It is a little dry, but can be drank alone. So we add the other grapes to round out the tone. Its got lavender, thyme, vanilla, oak and smoked wood. Blend the acid and tannins to make it really good.Said to have orgins in the country of Spain, this grape goes by many a name. Often the M word that's tricky to say, Moo Vad, Moor Vahd, or Mourvedre. The Portuguese call it Mataro. Monstrell in Spain. In parts of France its known as Estrangle Chien. No matter what its called, or from where it began, the growing use of this grape is a popular trend. In the late 1800's there was devastation. The vines were almost ended by an infestation. A plague of Phylloxera to be exact. A mass of tiny aphids who came on the attack. One of the first wines brought to southern California. It has a brambly, rustic, gamey, animal aroma. Its soft fruit flavors are a pleasure to blend, with Rhone wines the likes of Port and GSM.ChorusCinsault adds a little bit of strawberry. A little musk and meat. Grown in hillside heat. It's the fourth most planted in Italy. Californians call it Black Malvoisie. Oeillade, Black Prince, Blue imperial, aye is what the say in Australia mate. South Africans blend with Cab Sauvignon. They call it Hermitage. In Lebanon Chateau Musar is the one to know. In France they say Ottavianello. In Languedoc, Algeria, and Morocco the people know it's the grape to grow. There it's a little less friendly than the desert heat. They call me Nappy J, yo Keef drop the beat!Chorus
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 1999 Montirius from Gigondas of Southern Rhone is made up of 80% granache and 20% Mourvedre from organically farmed vines that average over 55 years of age so this wines has no Syrah or Cinsault as other Gigondas might have. The nose gave out a high indcation of the Greneach varietal...cherry liqueur, sweet black cherry, cherry cough syrup but also has many old style Sourthern Rhone characteristics, that's much dry fruits, dry herbs, earth and tar(?). When tasted, the sweet red cherry fruits and dry herbs and flowers tastes came out along with burnt earth, incense smoke and dark chocolate. The relatively high alcohol level of 14.5% stood out which means this medium body wine do not have enough fruits, sturcture and depth to 'hide' the alcohol. The finish is fair but not particularly long. Viewers who have this wine from their cellar should drink it up now. I am sorry - yet again I disagree with Wine Spectator previous rating of 94 points for this wine. (87-89 points) by Michael Lam of the Beverage Review.
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
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"
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.
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
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
GSM is a type of blended wine made from Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvedre wines. Learn more about GSM wine from an expert sommelier in this free specialty wine video.
