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Bonny Doon Vineyard’s 2011 Clos de Gilroy is made from grapes not quite right for BDV’s top bottling, Le Cigare Volant (clos but no cigare, as Randall like to say). 83% grenache 7% cinsault 6% syrah 4% mourvèdre from various locales around the Central Coast AVA I love the freshness of [...] April 3rd, 2013 | Tags: Bonny Doon, Grenache, Randall Grahm | Category: Price: 16-20 bucks, Tasting Notes | 
Leave a comment.I tasted this wine back in the summer, but never got around to blogging my notes. So I decided to dust them off for today’s Mourvèdre Monday post. Tablas Creek 2008 Esprit de Beaucastel Rouge Complex nose of cherry/raspberry fruit with a hit of coffee/mocha and mint. On the palate, it is mouth-filling without [...] December 3rd, 2012 | Tags: #MourvedreMonday, #TeamMourvedre, Beaucastel, Counoise, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Mourvèdre Monday, Paso Robles, Syrah, Tablas Creek | Category: Price: Over 20 bucks, Tasting Notes |
Leave a comment.Good supermarket red. I didn’t love the 2009, but the 2010 seems to be back in the groove of past vintages. #vinegeek #vinegeekapproved on Instagram: http://instagr.am/p/QLlAW_M5y_/ September 29th, 2012 | Tags: Australia, Grenache, GSM, McLaren Vale, Mourvèdre, Shiraz | Category: Price: 11-15 bucks, VINEgeek VINstagram |
Leave a comment.— Price: I paid $16.81 via Garagiste. — Like a fruit punch popsicle on a stone stick. Vibrating with energy. Meaty. Full. Hot. B June 26th, 2011 | Tags: Grenache, Syrah, Vacqueyras | Category: Price: 16-20 bucks, Tasting Notes |
Leave a comment.Price: Around $25 Image link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dobrych/4552132976/ ————– I’m experimenting with this new review format. I thought it would be cool to take the free association image I would typically insert in a post and give it more impact by making it the primary feature, with the text for bottle info (just the basics) and my [...] May 12th, 2011 | Tags: Carignan, Cotes du Roussillon Villages, France, Grenache, Syrah | Category: Price: Over 20 bucks, Tasting Notes |
2 comments. Add yours.Mourvèdre Monday finally makes it to Texas. Becker is a big name in the Texas wine scene. I’ve tried quite a few of their wines over the years with mixed results. I had high hopes for their “Prairie Rotie” — a Southern Rhône blend of Mourvèdre, Grenache, Syrah and Carignan (though the name is [...] August 9th, 2010 | Tags: 2007, Carignan, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah, Texas | Category: Price: 16-20 bucks, Tasting Notes |
6 comments. Add yours.I’ve been meaning to devote more attention to Bandol in the Mourvèdre Monday series. Bandol, after all, is the only appellation in France where Mourvèdre is the top dog grape (it must be a minimum of 50% of the blend). So I was very excited when I was recently followed on Twitter by @BandolWines and [...] August 2nd, 2010 | Tags: Bandol, Carignan, Cinsault, France, Grenache, Mourvèdre | Category: Price: Over 20 bucks, Tasting Notes |
Leave a comment.I always look forward to opening another bottle of wine from Cline Cellars. Cashmere is their GSM blend (Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre) and in their latest release – the 2008 – they’ve upped the share of Mourvèdre in the blend. Your favorite blogger’s favorite grape is now the lead dog at 44%. (Let’s all pretend [...] July 19th, 2010 | Tags: 2008, California, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah | Category: Price: 16-20 bucks, Tasting Notes |
One comment. Add yours.I first took notice of Wine Guerrilla, a producer of several distinct Russian River Valley and Dry Creek Valley Zins, after reading this post at Benito’s Wine Reviews. Reading the post and checking out their website reminded me of my early days as a wino, er , wine lover. After having my eyes opened to [...] March 24th, 2010 | Tags: 2008, Alicante Bouchet, California, Carignan, Grenache, Petite Sirah, Russian River Valley, Zinfandel | Category: Price: Over 20 bucks, Tasting Notes |
5 comments. Add yours.Through six weeks of the Mourvèdre Monday series, one would be pardoned for wondering why I didn’t name it Monastrell Monday, as four of the first six wines were from Spain, where Monastrell is the name for this grape. Finally, in week 7, we make it to Bandol. This is the most important region for [...] February 21st, 2010 | Tags: 2006, Bandol, Cinsault, France, Grenache, Mourvèdre | Category: Price: Over 20 bucks, Tasting Notes |
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