Mayard Vineyards - La Crau de ma Mère - Châteauneuf du Pape 2019
Le Clos du Calvaire is located in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation, in the southern Rhône . The estate was founded in 1923 by Alphonse Mayard and Marie Louise Deydier. Their son, Maurice Mayard, inherited half of the family property in 1976. He invests in the land and expands the estate in 1989 with the acquisition of 17 hectares and raises the entire property to 43 hectares, 10 of which are rented. In 2021, the Mayard family separates so that each brother and sister can take charge of the projects that drive them. Françoise Roumieux Mayard, surrounded by her son Nicolas and her daughter Coline, takes over the management of the estate. The vineyard has been certified organic since 2020.
La Crau de ma Mère is a blend of Grenache (80%), Mourvèdre (15%) and Syrah (5%). The average age of the vines is 70 years. The harvest is manual and the grapes are sorted on the plot and then in the cellar. It is trodden and partially scratched then vatted by gravity. Maceration lasts between 25 and 30 days in concrete vats of 40 to 100 hectolitres. Load shedding and pumping over are carried out for the extraction. The wine is aged for 20 months in casks of 50 and 65 hectolitres, demi-muids and barrels .
Grapes: 80% Grenache, 15% Mourvèdre, 5% Syrah