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Fu Manchu McLaren Vale Mourvèdre 2021

Posted: September 3, 2022

Inky spicy fragrances and simple but attractive cherry/mulberry palate with soft tannins and balancing acid.

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d’Arenberg The Twenty Eight Road McLaren Vale Mourvèdre 2018

Posted: September 3, 2022

A huge deep red jammy fruit style with some beefy/savoury elements – “Not for the faint-hearted,” according to one judge. The grippy tannins complement the vanillin oak.

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Taltarni Pyrenees Mourvèdre 2021

Posted: September 3, 2022

A very well made lighter contemporary style of wine with great varietal characters. Delightfully rich peppery red currant aromas and lifted berry flavours with a peppery background.

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Fowles Wine Stone Dwellers Single Vineyard Strathbogie Ranges Mourvèdre 2020

Posted: September 3, 2022

Spicy dark fruit aromas and flavours with leathery/meaty elements and firm tannins.

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Silver Spoon Estate The Third Man Heathcote Mourvèdre 2018

Posted: July 21, 2022

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Bec Hardy Wines McLaren Vale Mourvèdre 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

Clean lifted aromatics and very refined polished palate with exotic flavours and fine tannins.

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Fox Creek Wines Limited Release McLaren Vale Mourvèdre 2021

Posted: July 21, 2022

Inviting perfumed fruit fragrances with obvious ripeness on the red/black fruit palate.

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Fowles Wine Stone Dwellers Single Vineyard Strathbogie Ranges Mourvèdre 2020

Posted: July 21, 2022

Oak driven tannic style with spicy red fruits and a dash of pepper. Needs time.

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Bec Hardy Wines McLaren Vale Mourvèdre 2020

Posted: May 12, 2022

A big tannic wine with spicy and licorice-like characters on the nose and palate edged with some dried herb elements.

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Richard Hamilton Farm Twelve Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Mourvèdre 2020

Posted: May 12, 2022

Earthy chocolate cake of a nose. Plenty of oak on the palate – for now – with good tannins. Will age well.

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d’Arenberg The Twenty Eight Road McLaren Vale Mourvèdre 2018

Posted: May 12, 2022

A big wine with aromatic herbal red fruit nose and a very tannic palate. “Definitely needs food!”

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Bec Hardy Wines McLaren Vale Mourvèdre 2020

Posted: May 12, 2022

An aromatic complexity of minty gamey earth characters with a big, bold, generously flavoured, tannic palate in the savoury spectrum. Will cellar well.

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Salena Estate Wines Ink Series Langhorne Creek Mourvèdre 2018

Posted: December 2, 2021

Dark fruit characters, malty nuances, some mocha and sweet tannins.

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Richard Hamilton Single Vineyard Farm Twelve McLaren Vale Mourvèdre 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Great example of the variety with meaty earthy aromas and a firm palate.

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Richard Hamilton Single Vineyard Farm Twelve McLaren Vale Mourvèdre 2020

Posted: December 2, 2021

Intense inky/licorice bouquet with a soft fruit palate and chewy tannins.

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Purple Hands Wines Colours Of The South Barossa Valley Mourvèdre 2019

Posted: December 2, 2021

Bright fresh lifted aromatics and a mid-weight savoury palate with drying tannins and laced with lively acidity.

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Syrahmi Heathcote Mourvedre 2017

Posted: April 8, 2020

Toasty charry oak driven nose with a sweet fruit core to the palate and a generous amount of oak.

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Yangarra Estate McLaren Vale Mourvedre 2017

Posted: December 10, 2019

Racy black fruit characters showing a meaty edge, nice violet lift and supple tannins.

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Richard Hamilton Farm Twelve McLaren Vale Mourvedre 2017

Posted: May 1, 2019

Very typical spicy gamey mourvedre bouquet with an earthy lift and a great powerful leathery tannic varietal palate with good length and depth of spicy/earthy flavours.

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d’Arenberg The Twenty Eight Road McLaren Vale Mourvedre 2017

Posted: May 1, 2019

Bright crimson wine loaded with dark inky fruit and brilliantly balanced with savoury dry meat characters and firm drying tannins.

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d’Arenberg The Twenty Eight Road McLaren Vale Mourvedre 2015

Posted: May 2, 2018

An old school style of wine with a rich spicy fruit pudding of a nose and big rich concentration of complex flavours on a savoury palate that has a powdery tannin finish. 5+

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Silver Spoon Estate The Third Man Heathcote Mourvedre 2015

Posted: March 2, 2018

Lifted spicy dark fruit bouquet with a nice fleshy palate showing good fruit and powdery tannins.

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Golden Grove Estate Mourvedre 2014

Posted: June 16, 2017

Meaty, some varietal lift, bright nose, tannins, green and angular with a hard finish.

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Pyramids Road Wines Mourvedre 2013

Posted: June 15, 2017

White pepper spice aroma and full rich weight

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Golden Grove Vintage Grand Reserve Mourvedre 2012

Posted: June 15, 2017

Big style quite tannic powerful style

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Myattsfield Vineyards Western Australia Mourvèdre 2011

Posted: June 9, 2017

Gamey notes to the spicy nose. Dense and brooding palate with a tannic finish.

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Grant Burge Wines The Vigneron Barossa Valley Mourvedre 2012

Posted: June 9, 2017

A very well made wine – typical rustic style showing nice earthiness and leathery touches.

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Yangarra Estate Vineyard McLaren Vale Mourvedre 2014

Posted: April 4, 2017

A medium weight wine with good varietal expression, grainy tannins and smoky oak.

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Pyramids Road Wines Mourvedre 2014

Posted: April 4, 2017

Rough drop and charcoal nose, spicy notes but lacking richness, simple and earthy

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