Chateau Haut Mayne Cuvée Mayne du Cros Graves Blanc, Famille Boyer

Description

Chateau Haut Mayne Cuvée Mayne du Cros Graves is a dry white Bordeaux wine made by the Boyer family. It is a barrel-fermented blend of Semillon and Sauvignon grapes. Buy now at Fareham Wine Cellar.

Vignobles Famille Boyer

Famille Boyer owns a small collection of three petite châteaux, the most famous of which is Château du Cros.The other two Châteaux are this one, Château Haut Mayne in Cérons, and Château Clos Bourbon in Paillet. They produce 14 different wines across six different wine-growing appellations.

Du Cros is famous as one of the very first Chateaux to age their Sauvignon on the lees. They are also extremely highly regarded for their luscious, sweet wines from Loupiac (their vineyards are situated on the other side of the river from Sauternes). Chateau du Cros is the main property of Famille Boyer and is located in the small Bordeaux appellation of Loupiac. It has been the family’s base for four generations and their winemaking headquarters. The vineyards are managed by Catherine Boyer, whilst her brother Henri Boyer is the consulting oenologist.

Chateau Haut Mayne

Chateau Haut Mayne consists of 18 hectares of family-owned vineyards located 35 km to the south of Bordeaux in Cérons, on the left bank of the Garonne River, near Podensac in the heart of the Graves region.

The vineyards were bought by Michel Boyer in 1971. The vineyards here are characterised by the typical gravelly soils of Graves with large pebbles and sandy / limestone subsoils. These are great for retaining and regulating the heat in the vineyard.

Mayne du Cros Graves Blanc Winemaking

• Blend: 50/50 blend of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc.
• Vineyard Locations: Communes of Cérons and Podensac.
• Fermentation: Juice fermented in 30% new barrels.
• Aging:
  • In French oak barrels until May / June following the harvest.
  • Spends an additional 12 months in the bottle before release.