Mourvèdre is a red wine grape variety (Also known as Monastrell and Mataro) that is grown in many regions around the world including the Rhône and Provence regions of France, the Valencia and Jumilla denominaciones de origen of Spain, California and Washington State and the Australian regions of South Australia and New South Wales, as well as South Africa. In addition to making red varietal wines, Mourvèdre is a prominent component in "GSM" (Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre) blends. The variety is also used to make rosé and port-style fortified wines.

Mourvèdre tends to produce tannic wines that can be high in alcohol. The style of wine produced from the grapes varies greatly according to where it is produced, but according to wine expert Jancis Robinson Mourvèdre wines often have wild game, or earthy notes to them, with soft red fruit flavors. According to wine expert Oz Clarke, young Mourvèdre can come across as faulted due to the reductive, sulfur notes and "farmyard-y" flavors that some wines can exhibit before those flavors mellow with age.

The variety can be a difficult grape to grow, preferring "its face in the hot sun and its feet in the water" meaning that it needs very warm weather, a low leaf-to-fruit ratio but adequate water or irrigation to produce intensely flavored fruit that is not overly jammy or herbaceous. The vines' susceptibility to many viticultural hazards such as powdery and downy mildew as well as overly vigorous foliage can present additional problems for vine growers.

Originally planted in Spain and the Rhone Valley,but it has been in Australia for many years. It is an intensely black variety and is enjoying new popularity in the Rhone blends styles of grenache and shiraz.

Try Holy Trinity by Grant Burge,GSM by Rosemount and Penfolds Bin 138 Old Vines Shiraz,Grenache Mourvedre. They are all top dry reds of solid complexity,soft tannins and minimal oak treatment, and are potentially long living.There can be alternative titles like SGM depending on the proportions of each grape in the blend,with those in greatest volume listed first.