Wine

Varietals

Red

Other Reds

M O U R V E D R E

An excellent-quality grape variety that has been used more than other lesser varieties in Chateauneuf-du-Pape blends in recent years. It is grown extensively throughout the Rhone and the Midi of France, and, under the name of the Mataro, in Spain. The Mataro is Australia's fifth widest cultivated black grape, but is a declining force in southern California.
Synonyms: Balzac, Beni carlo, Catalan, Espar, Esparte, Mataro, Negron, Tinto.