Hey Gary, Interesting show on the mourvedre…Not a common wine made entirely on its own, great blending wine.

QOTD: My experience with Mourvedre is that I actually made 75cases for a client at our custom crush faciliy here in Victoria, Australia. I found the wine to be very tannic when it was very young, the tannins rounded out over time and it became a beautiful full bodied red with excellent red rose and dark plum characters… very interesting wine to work with

Had a 93 Tempier – that’s pretty much my only experience. It was old, and had some off-notes on the nose, but it was really well balanced on the palate and had lots of interesting funky woody earthy smells.

Hoot Hoot

Yo G, COOOOOOOOOOOOOOL Episode!!! Liked the Sexy(?) Tasting Technique
Ya did with the Bandol…… 🙂

qotd: Rhone Blends, Aussie Blends, & California Rhone Ranger Blends….
Don’t think I ever had a Mourvedre only Vino.

Yo G, COOOOOOOOOOOOOOL Episode!!! Liked the Sexy(?) Tasting Technique
Ya did with the Bandol…… 🙂

qotd: Rhone Blends, Aussie Blends, & California Rhone Ranger Blends….
Don’t think I ever had a Mourvedre only Vino.

Another great show…

Next time make Mott sweat a bit. Take a stroll downstairs and help someone find some wine. Leave Mott on camera for 5 minutes.

OH DAMN!!! How bout a Biggie show on January 15th. Something that will be fitting for Notorious BIG.

Mark

QOTD……………… I wanted to date Mourvedre as soon as I heard about her. But when I heard that she had expensive taste, I knew that I could not afford her.
Alas………we shall never meet.
I am forever saddened.

Happy new year!

Nice phone ring at the end.

Good show thanks for showing us your dazzling knowledge of grapes and their different names around the world.

I have not taken many chances to try Mourvedre but will make it a point to try some soon.

QOTD: Never had Mourvedre on its own, usually it’s blended with Grenache and Cinsault, etc.

You only used the word “play” once today when decribing a wine. Good work.

Great job disecting today. The scalpel was definetely out.

QOTD: The most amount I have had is monastrell. I find Spain does a good
job w/ this varietal at a reasonable price. Jumilla is the place.

Quivira and Of Course Tablas Creek.. mouvedres, as well as some from washington.

Happy New Year to all of you out there!

Mouvèdre has been under the radar for me. It’s not something I have had much of. I have had two Bandols however: a Château Pibarnon and a Mas de la Rouvière. The latter was the best, mainly for it’s price point.

Keep ’em coming Gary V.

QOTD– Just in blends G ….. We will tasting a blend from Paso Robles next week in our Wine tasting group that has Mourvedre it it …….. Hope it brings the Thunder………..

QOTD– Just in blends G ….. We will tasting a blend from Paso Robles next week in our Wine tasting group that has Mourvedre it it …….. Hope it brings the Thunder………..

It’s an interesting one. Have been smart to the Jumilla Monastrell’s for a while and even went to Jumilla to seek some out… got the hire car stuck down a very narrow street, as you do, and it was pouring with rain. There’s also that bodega in Yecla that produces great Monastrell. I’m down with it, so long as it avoids being too jammy.

It’s an interesting one. Have been smart to the Jumilla Monastrell’s for a while and even went to Jumilla to seek some out… got the hire car stuck down a very narrow street, as you do, and it was pouring with rain. There’s also that bodega in Yecla that produces great Monastrell. I’m down with it, so long as it avoids being too jammy.

Not much on Movedre but Bandol rocks it! Thanks Gary. When are you coming to Texas?

Not much on Movedre but Bandol rocks it! Thanks Gary. When are you coming to Texas?

Happy New Year Gary, I have not had mourvedre as a monocepage, but always blended with other varietals. A good show.

Haven’t tried Mourvedre but plan to put it on the list. I like the name and I do like cinnamon! Happy 2009

That single vineyard Bandol is very very young .. to drink right now.. one wants to drink the basic cuvee.

QOTD: I can’t recall which Mourvedre wines I’ve had. I’ve had them though. I’ve had Mourvedre and Monastrell. I’ve seen Mataro. I recently had a Cline blend of grenache, syrah, mourvedre which was nice. It was Cline Cashmere. Part of the profits are donated to breast cancer research. I drank it with close friends which made it quite nice.

E-A-G-L-E-S Eagles

Great show Gary! I never tried nor know those wines….keep on expand our palads….by the way….when do you come to Argentina? we´re waiting for you….don´t forget me….please…

Hi Gary,

interesting show and I personally love Bandol and down the road Mouvedre based wines.
I stayed in Bandol a few years back. Was a huge follower of the K Lynch book “adventures on the Wine route” and because of his info led me to my other note here. Tempier was “discovered ” by Kermit Lynch Via Richard 0lney (expat american food writer) who also has a nephew making ridge wines (Zins).

want to say about Tempier wines they express for me, France. good bad and totally misunderstood.

Glenn

Hi Gary,

interesting show and I personally love Bandol and down the road Mouvedre based wines.
I stayed in Bandol a few years back. Was a huge follower of the K Lynch book “adventures on the Wine route” and because of his info led me to my other note here. Tempier was “discovered ” by Kermit Lynch Via Richard 0lney (expat american food writer) who also has a nephew making ridge wines (Zins).

want to say about Tempier wines they express for me, France. good bad and totally misunderstood.

Glenn