I think 36 is mature, and have advertised myself as mature since I started doing this in my mid-30s.
I genuinely don't understand why you're so put out. Being called mature has nothing to do with age per se, or how you look, it's about having life experience - this is what he's looking for, someone with a little bit more about them than just youth, a woman who knows who they are. An ease in oneself that comes with age, something many men like and often cite as a reason for seeking out a mature escort. In essence, he's looking for a woman rather than a girl. I think that's a compliment.
If he would have called you old, then that's a whole different matter, but he didn't, he chose his words with care , plus he opted for someone who he felt was age appropriate. In my book, this is actually all good.
But, irregardless of what he said, you found his tone creepy - reason enough to decline him.