Domaine de Mourchon - Family Réserve Grenache 2016
91-93+/100
Robert Parker
92/100
Wine Spectator
16,5/20
Jancis Robinson
94/100
Jeb Dunnuck
"The oldest Grenache vines"
Family Grenache 2016 is magnificent, with a deep purple color followed by an incredibly complex bouquet of black cherries and spicy blueberries mixed with hints of licorice, lavender, peppery garrigue, and violet. A deep, rich and powerful Grenache supported by beautiful freshness, ripe tannins and a superb mineral finish. It would easily hold its own in a blind tasting against select Châteauneuf-du-Papes." (Jeb Dunnuck - 2020)
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Eye
Deep purple dress
Nose
Deep and intense, aromas of ripe fruit, fig, hints of spice and licorice
Mouth
Structured and elegant, with intense fruitiness, subtle minerality, and silky tannins.
Serve
At 16°C
Open
2 hours before in a carafe
Drink before
2028
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with duck confit, juicy meat, creamy cheeses, chocolate desserts with red fruit coulis...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate Selected (An estate or winery that impressed us with one or more wines from its production, without us being able to give an overall opinion on the style of the entire range)
About the estate:
Nestled between Mont Ventoux and the charming village of Séguret, the Mourchon estate covers 35 hectares, resting on a combination of clay and limestone soils.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Wine rated 91-93/100 (Excellent Wine)
Rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About wine:
The full-bodied Grenache in the 2016 Réserve Familiale is another exceptional wine from Mourchon. Although probably higher in alcohol than the 2015, it shows none of the heat, offering instead great flavors of black cherry and plum, ample substance, and a long, firm finish. It should have unusual aging potential for a Grenache-based Côtes du Rhône Villages wine.
Wine Spectator
Wine rated 92/100 (Exceptional wine)
About wine:
Ripe and fleshy on the palate, with waves of plum and blackcurrant jam, supported by notes of tobacco and roasted apple wood, and showing a hint of graphite at the very end. Solid.
Jancis Robinson
Wine rated 16.5/20
About wine:
Deep garnet. Rich, sweet, and prickly on the nose. This grape variety, although clearly harvested at the peak of ripeness, seems so much more at home here than Syrah! There are hints of strawberry jam and masses of garrigue-scented fruit, followed by fine tannins.
Jeb Dunnuck
Wine rated (2020 guide) 94/100
About wine:
Family Grenache 2016 is magnificent, with a deep purple color followed by an incredibly complex bouquet of black cherries and spicy blueberries mixed with hints of licorice, lavender, peppery garrigue, and violet. A deep, rich and powerful Grenache supported by beautiful freshness, ripe tannins and a superb mineral finish. It would easily hold its own in a blind tasting against a selection of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines.