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Mas Grand Plagniol
I first met Cyril Marès when he was a teenager, and his father Roger was still in charge of the estate and presiding over the appellation. He took over in 1998, married the girl next door (Nathalie Blanc of Mas Carlot) and took the domaine to ever higher heights. The wines always show exceptional aromatic appeal, supple texture and uncannily intelligent balance between fruit and oak. We never seem to buy enough of them, mainly because they have little to sell. Wines like these offer incontrovertible proof that not much money can buy you a lot of love. In a market now brimming with Nimois wines, these remain at the top of the pile.
Since 2017, the estate has been in conversion to Organic viticulture. Starting with the 2020 vintage, the wines will be certified Organic.
Producer: | Mas Grand Plagniol |
Country: | France |
Region: | Rhone |
Subregion: | Costières de Nîmes |
City of Origin: | Manduel, close to Nîmes |
Date Founded: | 1966 |
Owner Name: | Cyril Marès |
Vineyard Size: | 111.15 acres |
Total Annual Production: | 250,000 bt/yr |
Property History:
Bought by Roger Marès, originally a winemaker in Bordeaux.
Owner History:
Henri Marès (1903-1994) established the vineyard of Château Puy Castéra in Haut Médoc, which was later managed by his son Roger. Roger Marès, Cyril’s father, trained in Bordeaux and put them into practice at Mas des Bressades during the 1970s. Cyril Marès, a graduate of Agronomy and oenologist, continues this ancestral tradition at Mas des Bressades today. Since 2018 Cyril manage also the neighbouring winery of Mas Carlot.
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