Category Archives: Mourvèdre/Mataró

2013 Yangarra Estate Mourvèdre

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Jeremy Pringle

Tasted very briefly over dinner at The Victory earlier this year and again at a more leisurely pace this month. Powerful plum and blackberry fruit is matched step for step by a strong strike of tannin. Rare meat and an … Continue reading →

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2012 Yangarra Estate Mourvèdre

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Jeremy Pringle

Most of Yangarra’s Mourvèdre goes into their GSM, which is wise manoeuvre as far as I’m concerned. Despite the urge of most of Australia’s wine media to make the variety the new black I still think it’s best utilised in … Continue reading →

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2012 Teusner The Dog Strangler Mataro

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Jeremy Pringle

I wonder if Australian wine critics’ love affair with Mataro is leading to increased sales? There’s little doubt the variety deserves greater attention from consumers and Teusner have been at the forefront of promoting the grape here. Red fruits and … Continue reading →

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2012 Chapel Hill Mourvèdre

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Jeremy Pringle

Attractive new website since I last visited. Wines listed with food matches which is great because I don’t know what the hell I’m doing when it comes to that. I always choose pork. In this case they’ve recommended “[p]orchetta with … Continue reading →

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2012 Woods Crampton Marschall Vineyard Barossa Valley Mataro

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

The front label doesn’t feature the vineyard name but I’ve popped in into my title as it’s an 80 year-old, dry-grown site with vines planted on their own rootstocks and managed organically. It lies in the Vine Vale area of … Continue reading →

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2011 Kellermeister Missy Moo Mataro

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

Interesting name for a Mataro. Sourced from the Threefold Farm vineyard in Angaston on the lower slopes of the Eastern Range in the Barossa Valley. Black and blue fruits, plums, iron, pepper, brown leaf, aniseed and meat. Chocolate oak. Has a … Continue reading →

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2011 Chapel Hill Mourvèdre

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

Once again, I’ll remark on how well Chapel Hill’s reds from the 2011 vintage have fared. This is a lighter, brighter and more savoury expression of Mourvèdre than we saw in 2009 and 2010 but it is physiologically ripe and … Continue reading →

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2012 Woods Crampton Barossa Valley Mataro Rosé

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

What a fascinating take on Rosé we have here. 91% Mataro, 6% Grenache, 3% Shiraz. “The fruit was purchased with the thought of making a traditional full bodied (and full coloured) Barossa Valley Mataro before a lack of fermenter space resulted … Continue reading →

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2010 Pepperilly Purple Patch

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

We’ve got another winner in the sub $20 sweepstakes here. A Grenache, Mourvèdre, Shiraz blend from Geographe of all places. 65%, 25% and 15% respectively. Rich sweet purple berries on entry (not auto-suggestion) with some red and dark cherry fruits … Continue reading →

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2009 Yelland and Papps Divine Mataro

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Jeremy Pringle

Sourced from bush vines planted in the Greenock region of the Barossa Valley in the 1880s. The fruit was handpicked and the juice saw 24 months in old French oak. Plenty of structure to support intense black and lifted blue … Continue reading →

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