2015 Vignobles Mayard Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc La Crau de la Mere

Community Tasting Notes (4) Median Score: 88 points

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  11/20/2021 - bjlcrucrazy Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Really nice wine in a great place, not overly rich, great acidity and balance and paired amazing with bone marrow at Churchill's wine night, Southern Rhone

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  12/5/2020 - Palisades57 wrote: 88 Points

  To me sweet and fat, but this was preferred by some dinner guests to a Ramonet 2016 Macon Peronnes. Go figure.

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  12/14/2019 - srh Likes this wine:

  Winebar [4 Whites, 8 Reds, & 6 *shared* bottles] from 12/13/19 (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): A blend of 40% Grenache Blanc, 30% Clairette, 20% Roussanne, & 10% Bourboulenc (vines ave 45 yrs old) from up to 4 different parcels of Alpine diluvium, sand, & mainly clay soils; Typically, varieties are fermented apart & aged (in new 228 & 600-L & some 2 -yr-old 300-L oak casks) for 7 mos with lees stirring; Malolactic blocked; ≈400 cases produced.
  
  N: CLOSED; HINTS of lanolin (almost an oiliness?) with apricots POSS underneath?
  
  P: Med body; Very RNDISH entry with NICE, ALMOST swtish rt met by a balancing acidity which stays in contact with the init frt as it fairly seamlessly evolves into a LONG, balanced finish with an OCCASIONAL *glimpse* of a very, VERY slight bitterness that would likely be a + with food. VERY nicely done for not & poss through '22? 14% ABV; My EXC. 90 pts Decanter (Panel, 5/8/17), 18/20 La Revue du Vin de France, 14/20 Bettane et Desseauve, & 4*/5 + a "What One Wants" from drinkrhone.com (9/'16). [This vendor's $27.95 would appear to be VERY competitive, although, unless they bring in more, this was there last bottle.]

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  11/23/2019 - srh Likes this wine:

  Winebar [4 Whites, 8 Reds, & 8 *shared* bottles] from 11/22/19 (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): A blend of 40% Grenache Blanc, 30% Clairette, 20% Roussanne, & 10% Bourboulenc (vines ave 45 yrs old) from up to 4 different parcels of Alpine diluvium, sand, & mainly clay soils; Typically, varieties are fermented apart & aged (in new 228 & 600-L & some 2 -yr-old 300-L oak casks) for 7 mos with lees stirring; Malolactic blocked; ≈400 cases produced.
  
  N: CLOSED; Apricots, flowers, poss minerals?
  
  P: Med body; Very RNDISH entry with NICE, ALMOST swtish frt met by acidity which leads the charge into & through the LONG, balanced finish with an intriguing, food friendly, TANGY/swtness (60:40). 1 of the few (if not the 1st) "aged" versions from this AOC I've enjoyed! Drink now & likely through '21. 14% ABV; My VG+/EXC-, the higher QUITE justifiably for QPR from this AOC! 90 pts Decanter (Panel, 5/8/17) & 4*/5 + a "What One Wants" from drinkrhone.com (9/'16). [This vendor's $27.95 would appear to be VERY competitive!]

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