Chapel Hill McLaren Vale Mourvedre

Mourvèdre, also known around the world as Monastrell and Mataro, is a grape variety that is planted extensively in Spain, Rhone Valley and in Southern France. This thick skinned and late ripening variety thrives in warmer climates and seems to have found a natural and simpatico home in McLaren Vale’s maritime climate.

Mourvèdre is an emphatic variety, which is allowed to explore its full seductive potential in McLaren Vale. It is a variety that is difficult to stereotype as it displays both brooding ambition and an introverted decadence. This wine displays dense and interwoven layers of all spice, tar and marzipan.