Domaine Borie La Vitarèle - Le Grand Mayol 2023
17,5/20
Jancis Robinson
93/100
RVF
"A moment of pure pleasure!"
"Le Grand Mayol, a blend of Clairette, Rolle, and Bourboulenc, offers an elegant juice with a strong focus on white fruit, a caressing texture, and medium body. A lovely wine that needs to be allowed to breathe so that it can find its voice." (Le Guide RVF 2026).
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Eye
Straw yellow color with greenish highlights
Nose
Subtle and elegant, aromas of almond, lemon, and ripe fruit, with hints of anise
Mouth
Crisp, a blend of roundness and minerality, with a fresh, almost salty finish.
Serve
At 8°-10°C
Open
1/2 hour before
Drink before
2028
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with fish dishes such as cod brandade, pan-fried red mullet, bouillabaisse, asparagus, osso buco, etc.
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2025 guide) 2 stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more consistent and uniform than the previous one)
About the estate:
Camille Izarn, now supported by her husband Ulrich, produces wines that are all highly recommended. The estate is in good hands following the accidental death of her father, the late Jean-François Izarn. Terres Blanches is an entry-level wine that looks like a top-of-the-range wine and is well worth seeking out. The Les Schistes cuvée has great aging potential, while Les Crès is grown on Villefranchien pebble soils. Midi-Rouge, in the Saint Chinian Roquebrun appellation, is the most ambitious cuvée from this estate, which has been biodynamic since 1998.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2025 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines are regularly recognized by the guide)
About the estate:
A 20-hectare estate run since 1998 (organically and biodynamically) by Jean-François Izarn, a proponent of gentle vinification using indigenous yeasts, respectful of the environment and the terroir. This highly regarded winemaker, recognized and appreciated by his peers, passed away prematurely in 2014. His wife Cathy brilliantly took over before passing the baton to their daughter Camille.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2026 guide) 93/100
Rated estate (2025 guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking and, as such, all the estates listed in it, even those without stars, represent, in our opinion, the excellence of French production.)
About wine:
Le Grand Mayol, a blend of Clairette, Rolle, and Bourboulenc, offers an elegant juice with a strong focus on white fruit, a caressing texture, and medium body. A lovely wine that needs to be allowed to breathe so that it can open up.
About the estate:
Camille has been rooted in the estate's 60 hectares of holm oaks, scrubland, and vineyards since she was a child. While she was starting her career as a journalist in Paris, fate brought her back to the heart of the family vineyard in 2014, after the death of her father, the charismatic Jean-François Izarn. The young woman has since proven herself, continuing to express the geological diversity of her area, to the east of the appellation, in her various vintages. With the help of Ulrich, her partner who is passionate about agronomy, and her mother, who is always by her side, Camille is promoting new projects, such as the construction of a wine library and the planting of vines for a new vintage that will be released in 2024.
Jancis Robinson
Wine rated (2025 guide) 17,5/20
About wine:
Tasted blind. This wine is very different from other white wines I have tasted so far. Much more vigorous in terms of acidity and structure. Pungent texture, followed by very pronounced citrus notes: kumquat, mandarin, Seville orange, seeds, zest, and the scent of peel. Very subtle spices, almost hidden in the juiciness and sweetness of the citrus fruits—perhaps cinnamon, pink pepper. Dried rose petals. This wine really has a vibrant energy and incredible length. Roses. Neroli. Really very exciting.
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