Red wine grape · Vitis vinifera
A late red wine grape from Spain, known there as Monastrell and in some regions as Mataro.
Plantgrape describes Mourvèdre as originally from Spain and probably introduced into France at the end of the Middle Ages. UC Davis FPS independently lists Spain as its country of origin and Mataro and Monastrell as TTB-approved alternative names.
Plantgrape calls Mourvèdre a demanding variety, well adapted to limestone soils deep enough to allow a limited but regular water supply, and limited by its need for very high temperatures during ripening, reserving it for the hottest, best-exposed southern areas. These are attributed observations, not a water amount.
Plantgrape notes balanced potassium and magnesium supply is needed to prevent deficiencies, and sensitivity to mites, leafhoppers, esca and sour rot. Those reference notes are not a fertilizer or pest prescription.
Reference review · November 9, 2026
INRAE / IFV cultivar reference. Vine-trait observations belong to this reference's context; they are not universal planting or irrigation recommendations.
Independent institutional variety record used to cross-check cultivar identity and naming. It does not independently validate every agronomic observation in Plantgrape.
Cultivar descriptions are source-attributed reference material, not site prescriptions. No numeric soil-moisture threshold, disease diagnosis, regional suitability guarantee or GroundWorx performance claim is established here.