Fable Mountain Vineyards Mourvedre 2017

/ 5 ( reviews)

Tulbagh is a rising-star Cape region, just north of Wellington. It's here that you'll find the steeply sloping , high-up vineyards of Fable Mountain. Husband and wife team Paul and Rebecca run it and produce this beautifully balanced, mellow red.

Beyond the Label

Tasting notes

Gentle, delicate red fruits, maturity, silky tannin; complex yet fresh

Aroma

Dusty cherry, wood spice, mellow red fruits

Allergy information

Contains sulphites

More information

Red - Medium Bodied
South Africa
Tawny rimmed ruby
Vegetarian

13.0% ABV
9.75 Units
750.00 ml
31 December, 2026
Vegan

Fable Mountain Vineyards was founded in 2000. In 2010, it purchased, with help and investment from Screaming Eagles founder Charles Banks, by husband and wife Paul Nichols and Rebecca Tanner. Since that moment, it has begun to realise its immense potential. Indeed, a number of its wines regularly receive the top 5 red stars from John Platter. They grow only red grapes in their organic and biodynamic Tulbagh vineyards, keeping Nguni cattle, Merino sheep and a handful of unruly pigs to provide manure for composting. The animals are allowed to graze the vine rows during winter. Mourvèdre is a prized Rhône grape that has performed spectacularly well here to lend almost Burgundian elegance. Silky, with sour cherry fruit and herbal freshness.

"An exciting find – mature, mellow Mourvèdre from this out-of-the-way estate. Pinot Noir complexity" Becca Reeves
Buyer for South Africa