Bertrand Bespoke, Mourvèdre - 2020

Name: Bertrand Bespoke, Mourvèdre
Brand: Bertrand Bespoke
SKU: 42995
Price: 29.99 USD
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750 mL

Item # 42995

A delicious, drinkable Mourvèdre made by Gilles Lapalus in Victoria. Handpicked and wild fermented as 100% whole bunches, unoaked, unfined, unfiltered. Originally from Burgundy, Lapalus moved to Victoria in 2001 working to develop Sutton Grange. The Bertrand Bespoke range are artisanal, fun wines to drink now. Grapes are sourced from neighborhood vineyards and the wines are made with minimal addition, low intervention, and with respect to the environment and time.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2020

Country

Australia

Region

Victoria

Producer

Bertrand Bespoke

Grape Variety

Mourvèdre

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Glossary

Mourvèdre

Known as Mataro in California and Monastrell in Spain, Mourvèdre can produce bold, tannic, highly alcoholic red wines. They usually show no shortage of fruit as well, and the best examples keep it all in perfect balance. Rhône-style blends are cropping up all over the world, and one of the classic tried-and-true combinations is "GSM," or Grenache-Syrah-Mourvèdre. The "M" contributes focus and fleshy character to blends - but Mourvèdre also shines on its own as a varietal wine.

Australia

Australian Shiraz (made from the grape called “Syrah” in other parts of the world) shows the essence of the outback: it’s big, bold, and a little rough around the edges. The vast country leaves lots of room for variation, however, with its many terroirs each yielding distinctively styled wines. The climate of South Australia’s McLaren Vale district is heavily influenced by the ocean; wines here typically show savory notes of olive and spice on the nose and deep berry flavors on the palate....

Victoria

The state of Victoria, adjacent to and southeast of South Australia, is Australia’s third-largest producer of wine. Climatically very varied (its higher-altitude vineyards are the coolest in Australia), Victoria is home to the most diverse assortment of vineyards in Australia, with a particular focus on cooler-climate varieties such as Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Shiraz production tends to be concentrated in the central viticultural regions of Grampians, Pyrenees, and Heathcote, where the...