Olivier Coste Vin de France Mourvedre Illegal 2024 cotes du bourg pie cherries and earthy clay

pie cherries and earthy clay accents that appear on both the nose and the palate

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When the wine hits the palate

Olivier Coste Vin de France Mourvedre Illegal 2024 cotes du bourg pie cherries and earthy clayMourvedre is generally known as the unforgiving grape of the Rhone. Slow to ripen, slow to age, and densely tannic, most winemakers along Frances Mediterranean coast use it sparingly, a small proportion of any given blend to give structure and earthy flavors other grapes lack. It is in fact Illegal to label a pure Mourvedre wine under the generally super flexible Languedoc appellation. Olivier Coste, winemaker at Domaine Montrose, does it anyway, with