Château Mazeyres 2015
General Manager: Alain Moueix
Vineyard Manager: Jean-Michel Bernard
Cellar Master: Ludovic Guibert
Weather conditions
2015 had very distinct seasons. A mild spring followed a cold and damp winter. Flowering took place in conducive conditions, as June was hot and dry. July, another summery month, enabled an early halt to the vine’s growth. Storms in August and early September stopped the vines reaching a deadlock and kept this vintage from becoming too sunny. Harvesting began in mid-September and took place in good conditions.
Harvest area*
24,61 hectares
Harvest terroir*
Gravels and sandy clay
Grapes harvested*
71% Merlot – 27 % Cabernet Franc
2% Petit Verdot
Harvest dates
11 September to 5 October
Winemaking
Cultivation methods
Organics, Agriculture France, FR-BIO-01
Maturation
30% new oak and 70% barrels of more than one year old
Yield
40 hectolitres / ha
Production
70 800 bottles
* For this Vintage.
Tasting notes
A deep purple colour. Beautiful aromatic intensity on the fresh, precise, pure and complex nose which leads us through fruit (blackberry and blueberry) to peppermint. Mild tobacco, undergrowth and liquorice also make up part of this wine’s aromatic landscape, all of which is wrapped up in very refreshing marine notes. On the palate, the wine is soft and smooth in the attack, reinforced by a full, highly textured, velvety structure. A lingering and fresh finish. A juicy, creamy, precise and refined wine.