A few weeks ago, I reviewed the Terres Falmet Cinsault. I said (threatened? ) at that time that I’d eventually do their Mourvedre as well. And maybe even learn to spell Mourvedre on the first go. The second part hasn’t quite happened, but as you may be able to deduce, the first part has. However, in reading the review, or at least looking at the pictures, you may also deduce that I haven’t yet learned to hold my phone straight when I take the bottle shot. It may happen someday. Probably about when I learn to spell mourvedre. Or perhaps not quite that soon.
In the glass
Dark, let’s go with red. Purple hints at the rim. You could call it ruby, but I’ve become accustomed to thinking of ruby as bright and shiny. Like, you know, a ruby. This isn’t. This is dark and brooding.
The nose
Yes. Evokes something dark and deep. Bramble perhaps? I can’t get any more specific. It’s not dark cherries, it’s not blackcurrants or black berries, and definitely not any red fruits that come to mind. So, it’s something. Or another.
The palate
Dry, full-bodied. Once again, one of my first notes, like the nose, is ‘dark.’ The tannins are unobtrusive. Trying to distinguish something more specific than ‘dark’ I come up with ‘maybe cherry. Liquorice? Plums? Blackberry?’ I don’t think it is any of those, really.
Despite not being able to distinguish much in the way of specific fruits, don’t get me wrong. I like this wine. It’s get depth, character, a nice smoothness to it. It’s well balanced and well made.
I do wish either TE or TY were here. They’d probably have something much more interesting to say than I do. Or at least some amusing anecdote I could add here. But, alas, it’s just me.
Rating
It’s Wine on visuals, Yummy-Plus on taste. Definitely a food wine for me. Maybe if I had been having this in winter, in front of a fire, I’d be more tempted to say it stands on its own. But in the grey, rainy spring of England when I was tasting it, it wanted food. I had it with spaetzle and sausage. That was good. I also had it with, erm, something else the next night.
Sustainability
I’ll just repeat what I posted last time: Pretty much does it all. Not certified organic (see their webpage for why) but they are certified under the High Environmental Value programme. Low intervention.
The technical info
13.5% ABV, Mourvedre. £15.99 from Cambridge Wine Merchants.