Monastrell (Mourvedre) Wines

Monastrell by any other name is mourvedre or mataro - we are talking about the same grape. This version comes from Southern Spain, and is quite 'modern' in style. It's fuller-bodied showing lots of ripe black and blue fruits on the nose. The palat...

Intense deep red cherry colour. Powerful in nose, clean and complex. Very attractive fruity aromas, touchs of ripe fruit and reminds of new wood. Well constituted in mouth, well-structured, lifely and tasty, taking shape, well-balanced and very go...

Spicy, cedary, earthy, house-style aromas, the palate with more weight to the dark fruits/dark chocolate flavours and tannins.

Stridently earthy, vegetal and spicy; these are legitimate elements of mourvedre (which monastrell is) but they come as a shock to me; others may relate more easily.

I had to double check the price of this; it's extraordinary value. Muvedre is yet another tag for mourvedre, that international grape of mystery, although it's a corruption of the French—in Spain, it usually goes by monastrell. A name no one can a...

Developed colour; jammy, biscuity, spicy fruit flavours; fine tannins; slightly hot alcohol.

With only 130 dozen of this wine produced, it's not easy to find. It has a savoury, strongly earthy European-style nose and there's a touch of licorice to black plum and cedar aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with dry savoury flavour, great bri...

Extremely ripe fruit, with strong, mouthcoating sweetness, not from residual sugar as much as alcohol and fruit; may lose some with time in bottle.

Perfumed; in depth and structure more akin to Barossa Valley mourvedre, with juicy flavours and a spicy finish. (Monastrell, mataro and mourvedre are one and the same grape.)

Colour: Deep, dark ruby. Nose: Spicy, with a touch of red currants. Palate: Meaty and savoury, with richness and vibrant tannin.