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Hi, I'm Jim. I'm not a wine professional or critic. But I am a geek who loves wine. For me, half the fun of wine is learning about the grapes, the vineyards, the winemaking, the history behind the bottle. I'm drawn to old vines, indigenous grapes, single vineyard bottlings, field blends and anything else that makes a wine distinctive. On this blog I share my thoughts and tasting notes on the wines I drink and what I learn about them along the way.

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The Year of Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre, Monastrell, Mataro…

At the beginning of the year, as a sort of New Year’s Resolution, I decided to declare 2010 The Year of Mourvedre. To that end, I have started Mourvèdre Mondays, where I post a review of a Mourvèdre-based wine every Monday.

Below are links to the posts in the series to date. If you have recommendations for bottles I should include, let me know. (Wineries: if you’d like to see your wine included in the series, see the sample policy.)

Castaño Monastrell Rosado 2007 Yecla

Domaine du Gros’Noré 2006 Bandol

Wrongo Dongo 2008 Jumilla

Edward Sellers Cognito 2006 Paso Robles

Juan Gil Monastrell 2007 Jumilla

Casa Castillo Monastrell 2007 Jumilla

Spann Mo Zin 2006 California

Barahonda Monastrell 2006 Yecla