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The cuvée Eclat du Clos du Calvaire is a new cuvée from the estate: a crisp, digestible wine driven by fruit! Superb!
L'Éclat 2025 is Clos du Calvaire's Côtes du Rhône cuvée - the one to discover the spirit and style of the estate. Founded in 1923 by Marie Louise and Alphonse Mayard in Sorgues, Clos du Calvaire is now run by the fifth generation - Françoise Roumieux née Mayard and her children Nicolas and Coline - on 30 hectares of vines cultivated with certified organic farming and agroecology. The same principles that guide the great Châteauneuf-du-Pape cuvées apply to l'Éclat: respect for living organisms, tillage of the soil, gentle pruning, sowing of plant cover, grazing, lunar calendar, manual harvesting in 20 kg crates, gravity-fed vatting without pumps, indigenous yeasts exclusively.
L'Éclat comes from parcels classified as AOP Côtes du Rhône, located on the outskirts of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation on the Sorgues terroirs - rolled pebbles, sands and clays characteristic of this sector of the southern Rhône. The same emblematic grape varieties as in the Châteauneuf cuvées - Grenache predominantly, Syrah - express here a more accessible and immediate profile, designed for conviviality and everyday pleasure.
The estate's stated objective for this cuvée is clear: "to produce cuvées reflecting the authenticity of the grape varieties and the excellence of the Côtes du Rhône appellation, between tradition and respect for nature." L'Éclat is a direct continuation of this philosophy - a wine for pleasure that makes no compromises on growing practices and winemaking, simply in a lighter, more direct register than the estate's great parcel-based cuvées.
The 2025 reveals notes of fresh, jammy red fruit, rose petals, garrigue and a light spicy touch. The palate is supple, full-bodied and well-balanced, with fine, mellow tannins and a fresh, easy-to-digest finish. An organic Côtes du Rhône with character, to drink now with grilled meats, charcuterie or a cheese platter.
Serve between 15 and 17°C, open 30 minutes beforehand. Pairings: charcuterie, grilled meats, pizza, pasta, Mediterranean dishes, mild cheeses. Drink within 3 years.
Discover all the cuvées from Clos du Calvaire - including the great Châteauneuf-du-Pape cuvées: Terres de la Crau, Père Pape and Clos du Calvaire Rouge.
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Grenache Syrah
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Les Terres de la Crau 2023 is Clos du Calvaire’s premier single-vineyard red wine—crafted from a single plot in the prestigious La Crau locality, featuring old-vine Grenache grown on rounded pebbles of Alpine diluvium. Dark fruits, sweet spices, silky tannins; will reach its peak in 2030.
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Terres de la Crau blanc du Clos du Calvaire is a superb white Châteauneuf-du-Pape from vines averaging 60 years old. A pure, balanced white with a vibrant style that perfectly highlights the richness of the appellation's terroirs. The nose reveals aromas of white flowers and lime blossom. On the palate the aroma tends towards honeyed mint, and lime.
WINES: 91-93
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La cuvée Terres de la Crau du Clos du Calvaire is a parcel-based cuvée from the estate. It presents a varied palette of blackberry, rose and spice aromas. The palate is generous, with ripe black fruit aromas, coated tannins and a chocolate finish. A concentrated, generous wine that aptly highlights the terroirs of La Crau.
WINE ADVOCATE: 96/100
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The Clos du Calvaire red is a magnificent Châteauneuf-du-pape: a full, generous wine with aromas of cherries, violets and spices. The palate is suave and balanced, with persistent tannins and notes of ripe fruit. This cuvée shines for its fruit finesse and harmony on the palate.
RVF : 96/100
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The cuvée Eclat du Clos du Calvaire is a new cuvée from the estate: a crisp, digestible wine driven by fruit! Superb!