Family Grenache

AOP Côtes du Rhône Villages Séguret

Made only when the vintage permits from our extremely low-yielding older vines, the concentrated juice and careful vinification of this single-variety wine allows the Grenache to take center stage and to really shine!

Another outstanding wine from Mourchon… It should be uncommonly long-lived for a Grenache-based Côtes du Rhône Villages wine.
Wine Advocate

Tasting Notes

Deep garnet in colour with a complex bouquet of mulled black fruit, liquorice, pepper and violets. Ripe, rich and full-bodied with vibrant finesse and harmonious tannins. Enjoy with any slow-cooked or slightly caramelised dishes, creamy cheeses or cholate dessert with red fruit coulis.

GRAPE VARIETIES
98% Grenache

TERROIR
These vines are planted on to steep slopes with a range of different exposures allowing us to maximise the minerality, fruit and freshness of this versatile grape variety.

AGE OF VINES
70 years

YIELD
25 hl/ha

WINEMAKING
Long maceration and aged 18 months in barrels and truncated wooden vats.

AGEING POTENTIAL
10-15 years

CERTIFICATION
Organic

Press

2022
Note : 93/100
Almost all Grenache the 2022 Côtes Du Rhône Villages Séguret Family Grenache was totally destemmed and spent 18 months in wooden conical trunk vats and barrels. It’s a ripe, sexy, concentrated Grenache that has a rocking bouquet of black raspberries, black cherries, sandalwood, and peppery herbs. Reminding me of a great Gigondas, it offers medium to full-bodied richness, ripe, building tannins, and a great finish. It will shine over the coming 10-12 years.
Note : 92/100
A deep, dark red, with pleasing chewiness to the notes of fig, fruitcake, mocha, warm earth and toasted anise. Sarsaparilla and a tug of tar add to the brooding, still tightly coiled core. Shows impressive richness and aromatic appeal, with finely polished tannins and graphite building in power toward the finale, with wafts of alder smoke. Grenache and Syrah. Drink now through 2035.
2021
Note : 93/100
Lovely blackcurrant note on the nose, unusual for Grenache, with some well-integrated oak spice. Full-bodied, juicy, succulent, with lovely driving acidity and tense, crunchy tannins. A wine that has really used the vintage to its advantage; pure Grenache can be overly alcoholic and soft in hot vintages, but in cooler ones like this it has the necessary structure to hold the fruit together. The oak becomes more noticeable with air (it’s aged in demi-muids for 18 months) but should be very good in time. 15.5% alcohol, but it holds it remarkably well. Grown on grey sandstone soils on steep slopes at 350m above sea level.
Note : 90/100
A full-throttled version, this is equally ripe and savory, with crushed cherry, black currant and sappy licorice flavors flecked with aniseed and lavender incense. Shows a central theme of smoldering iron, with a robe of smocky, toasty oak lingering on the firmly gripped finish. Grenache and syrah. Drink now trough 2030 Kristen Bieler.
2019
Note : 94/100
The 2019 Côtes du Rhône Villages Séguret Family Grenache is a ripe, sexy beauty that does everything right. Coming from a gorgeous vineyard located above the village of Séguret… a 93+ ripe, powerful nose of red and black fruits, black licorice, roasted garrigue, and s needs 2-3 years of bottle age. It will shine for a good decade.
Note : 92/100
Singed anise and black tea notes give this red a n alluring aromatic profile. while steeped plum and blackberry flavors carry through. Finishes in harmony, with a buried chalky minerality. Drink now through 2027.
2016
Note : 93/100
The full-bodied 2016 Cotes du Rhone Villages Seguret Family Reserve Grenache is another outstanding wine from Mourchon. Although probably higher in alcohol than the 2015, it doesn’t show the heat at all, instead delivering big black cherry and plum flavors, ample weight and a long, firm finish. It should be uncommonly long-lived for a Grenache-based Côtes du Rhône Villages wine.
2015
Note : 16.5/20
Tank sample. 100% Grenache, 60 year-old vines. 10 months in barrique. Tasted blind. Dark purplish crimson. Almost overipe and with some gas but quite a bit of charm. Not that many tannins but lots of ripe fruit that seems to come from the fruit itself. Tastes like old-vine concentration. 15% Drink 2018-2024
Note : 17/20
Note : 91/100
Made from the estate’s oldest vines, the full-bodied 2015 Cotes du Rhone Villages Seguret Family Reserve Grenache features super ripe black cherries that flood the palate with supple tannins and refreshing acidity. It might lack a little complexity at the moment, but you can enjoy it now for the bright fruit or give it a couple of years in bottle to allow for some development.
Note : 92/100
Delightfully ripe, with a big ball of cassis, plum sauce and steeped raspberry fruit melded together, inlaid with anise and graphite notes and driving through a rich yet detailed finish. Rock-solid and should age nicely. Grenache. Best from 2018 through 2022. 400 cases made. – JM
2014
Note : 92/100
There’s less than 100 cases of the 2014 Côtes du Rhône Villages Séguret Family Reserve Grenache (100% Grenache from the oldest vines on the estate), which sports a ruby/purple-tinged color as well as sexy, sweet bouquet of kirsch liqueur, black raspberries, roasted Provençal herbs, pepper and lavender. Broad, beautifully concentrated, especially for a 2014, with sweet tannin, terrific purity and a great finish, it’s a terrific example of what a top-notch estate can do in a difficult vintage. It’s well worth seeking out and will drink well through 2024.

Note : 90/100
Features a solid core of plum, anise and black currant, liberally inlaid with sweet tobacco and bramble notes, all carried by a well-integrated chalky spine. Solid for the vintage. Best from 2017 through 2020. 500 cases made.
Note : 16.5/20
60-year-old vines on steep grey sandstone at just 15 hl/ha. Maceration in open demi-muids (600 l) for 25 days, then aged for about 10 months in demi-muids and oak barrels. Crimson but paler than the Family Reserve Syrah 2014. Very sweet and meaty on the nose. Lots of sweetness and spice with nicely managed tannins. Very well done. Not the intensity of a top Châteauneuf but all the charm. Already approachable.
2012
Note : 16/20
Blackish ruby. Pale rim. Not much nose but very rich and almost treacley on the palate. Full on! I have tasted many a 2012 Châteauneuf that was not as satisfying as this. I’m a bit disappointed by the lack of perfume but on the palate it certainly delivers and the tannins are nor horribly dry (a common problem). Impressively suave texture.
2010
Note : 92+/100
Dense and backwards, with a slightly unevolved feel, the 2010 Domaine de Mourchon Côtes du Rhône Villages Séguret Family Reserve, 65% Grenache and 35% Syrah aged mostly in tank, is a fresh, elegantly styled Séguret that possesses stunning purity of fruit, as well as complex aromas of black cherry, new leather, crushed flower, pepper, and lavender. It is a medium to full-bodied Séguret that has fresh acidity, a focused, clean texture, excellent concentration, and enough structure to warrant short to mid-term cellaring; it will drink well for upwards of a decade. This opens up beautifully over the evening, so if drinking anytime soon, decant.
2009
Note : 92/100
Bold, ripe and unctuous, with layers of fleshy raspberry, plum confiture and crushed blackberry fruit all melded together, followed by lively toasted spice and ganache notes. This has heft, but is silky along the edges and racy through the finish. Grenache. Drink now through 2017. 400 cases made.
Note : 93/100
A blend of 100% very old vine Grenache that’s aged in a combination of demi-muid and barrel, the 2009 Domaine de Mourchon Reserve Grenache shows a deep red/purple color to go with gorgeously complex aromas of black currant, raspberry ganache, spice box, dried licorice, violets, lavender, and meat juice. Certainly a big wine, this stays remarkably fresh and focused, delivering a seamless, elegant texture, brilliant richness through the mid-palate, and a heady, long, and completely dry finish. Superb, this can be consumed now, or cellared for 5-8 years.
Note : 16.5/20
Old Grenache vines in a special plot at 350m altitude. Phew! Liqueur nose. This is Chateauneuf liqueur. Sweet and spicy yet every attempt has clearly been made to keep it as smooth as possible. This is beautifully made, but I just can’t quite see how I would fit it into a meal. Too sweet and strong for most main courses. With some very powerful blue cheese instead of port..? Another wine that tastes almost more California than French… Difficult to score. Surely the product of an exceptionally ripe vintage?
2008
Note : 91/100
Ripe and fleshy, especially for the vintage, with dark bittersweet ganache, fig, pepper, tobacco and cassis notes that pump through the rich, muscular finish. Drink now through 2012. 200 cases made.
Note : 93/100
A serious wine that competes with anything coming out of the southern Rhône , the 2008 Domaine de Mourchon Côtes du Rhône Villages Séguret Family Reserve Grenache is loaded with black cherry fruit, peppered steak, garrigue, spice box and floral aromatics. Over the evening, this fleshes out beautifully, showing fantastic complexity paired with edgy, fresh fruit. The wine is medium to full bodied with a gorgeously smooth, silky texture, perfect balance, fresh acidity, and a clean, focused finish. I love the blend of solid underlying structure paired with fresh, yet ripe fruit. Drink this beauty over the next 10 to 12 years.
2007
Note : 91/100
Very enticing, with blueberry, fig and boysenberry fruit laced with spice, fruitcake and melted licorice notes. The long, perfume- and graphite-filled finish is nicely rounded and plenty deep. Grenache. Drink now through 2011. 200 cases made.
2006
Note : 17.5/20
Quite a monster at 15.5% and one of those (many) southern Rhone wines made well outside the boundaries of Châteauneuf-du-Pape that you would like to put up against a Châteauneuf. Round and with such sweet, intense fruit that the charge of ripe tannins is well covered. Could well be one of those wines that will drink well throughout its life although the production is very small so few will have that pleasure.