Mondeuse Noire
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Mondeuse Les Taillis 2019, St Germain£20.42Winemaker: Domaine St-GermainCountry: FranceStyle: Red, StillVariety: Mondeuse Noire
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PAR DELA LES VERSANTS ROUGE 2018£34.80Winemaker: Domaine St-GermainCountry: FranceStyle: Red, Still, Dry, BlendVariety: Gamaret, Mondeuse Noire, Persan, Pinot Noir
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Grape Juice, Mondeuse Noire, Maison Philippe Grisard£8.00Winemaker: Maison Philippe GrisardCountry: FranceStyle: Red, SweetVariety: Mondeuse Noire
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Mondeuse Saint Jean de la Porte 2019, Philippe Grisard£21.46Winemaker: Maison Philippe GrisardCountry: FranceStyle: Red, Still, Dry, Single VarietyVariety: Mondeuse Noire
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Mondeuse Saint Jean de la Porte 2018, Philippe Grisard£21.46Winemaker: Maison Philippe GrisardCountry: FranceStyle: Red, Still, Dry, Single VarietyVariety: Mondeuse Noire
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Mondeuse Les Taillis 2018, St Germain£20.42Winemaker: Domaine St-GermainCountry: FranceStyle: Red, StillVariety: Mondeuse Noire
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Coquelicot petnat sparkling St Germain£22.44Winemaker: Domaine St-GermainCountry: FranceStyle: Rosé, Sparkling, SweetVariety: Mondeuse Noire
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Mondeuse "Les Taillis" Rouge de Savoie2019£20.422018£20.422012£18.77Winemaker: Domaine St-GermainCountry: FranceStyle: Red, Still, Dry, Single VarietyVariety: Mondeuse Noire
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Coquelicot Mousseux Aromatique DouxNV£22.44Winemaker: Domaine St-GermainCountry: FranceStyle: Rosé, Sparkling, Sweet, BlendVariety: Mondeuse Noire
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Mondeuse Noire and Pinot NoirOut of stockWinemaker: Domaine de Maison BlancheCountry: SwitzerlandStyle: Red, Still, Dry, BlendVariety: Mondeuse Noire, Pinot Noir
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Mondeuse Tradition2013£19.19Winemaker: Edmond Jacquin et FilsCountry: FranceStyle: Red, Still, Dry, Single VarietyVariety: Mondeuse Noire
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Mondeuse Rouge "Saint Jean de la Porte"2019£21.462018£21.462012£21.60Winemaker: Maison Philippe GrisardCountry: FranceStyle: Red, Still, Dry, Single VarietyVariety: Mondeuse Noire
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Mondeuse Rouge "Saint Jean de la Porte" 2012, Grisard£21.60Winemaker: Maison Philippe GrisardCountry: FranceStyle: RedVariety: Mondeuse Noire
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Mondeuse "Les Taillis" Rouge de Savoie 2012, ST GERMAIN£18.77Winemaker: Domaine St-GermainCountry: FranceStyle: RedVariety: Mondeuse Noire
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Mondeuse Tradition 2013, Edmond Jacquin et Fils£19.19Winemaker: Edmond Jacquin et FilsCountry: FranceStyle: RedVariety: Mondeuse Noire
History
It does seem to have originated in eastern France and there is no mention prior to the eighteenth century, although one theory suggests that it is the ancient Allobrogica grape mentioned as early as the first century.
Mondeuse Noire is related to Mondeuse Blanche. At first they thought it was a mutation (as with Pinot Noir and Pinot Blanc) but actually, once DNA testing was used we found out they are parent/offspring (we do not yet know which is the parent and which is the offspring as we never found the other grape involved).
Therefore the grape is either a grandparent of Syrah or its half-sibling. This suddenly makes the name it has in the Jura, Grosse Syrah, a lot less strange.
It does have a lighter-skinned mutation often used for rosé wines - Mondeuse Grise. This had all but vanished, but it was identified in the nick of time by hero ampelographer Pierre Galet and has now been replanted in small patches for testing.
As you might expect if you know us, we just happen to be involved with the winemakers involved in these variety rescues and got to taste the first two test vintages rosé of Mondeuse Grise.
New research in Mondeuse Noire, Blanche et Grise are still ongoing and it is not impossible that the web of relationships will thicken ("not a mutation", take 2).