Domain
Our 25-hectare family vineyard is located in the heart of the Corbières, in the Boutenac terroir, between Carcassonne and Narbonne, and more widely in the Toulouse-Montpellier-Perpignan triangle.
We are independent winegrowers and cultivate our vines with respect for the environment(High Environmental Value certification). We produce white, rosé and red wines in AOC Corbières and AOC Corbières-Boutenac (one of the Languedoc Crus), and make around ten quality cuvées (based on our fruit-freshness-balance credo) that regularly win awards from wine guides and competitions.
All year round, we welcome you to our domaine, our tasting cellar and our 3 vacation homes, all within easy reach and 4 km from the Lézignan toll booth (exit 25 on the A61).
We look forward to welcoming you and delighting your taste buds!
Delphine Maymil & Eric Virion
The vines
Most of the vineyards are located within a 4 km radius of the estate, on hillsides. They grow on clay-limestone soils and are cultivated according to High Environmental Value specifications.
The wine-making cellar
Our winery used to be a small distillery. It is equipped with two presses (to ensure high rosé production) and two refrigeration units. We use different gases to protect the juices and wines from oxidation, so as to use as little sulfite as possible.
Delphine Maymil
Having toured the museum where I’d been working for 3 years, and driven by the desire to work on my own in a creative profession while remaining in the countryside, between the sea and the mountains, I finally realized at the age of 27 that coming to work alongside my parents and eventually taking over was the right choice!
As luck would have it, just before I took over the reins of the estate, I met up with Eric, an old college friend. He went from “old” to “little”, and I quickly brought him back to the Corbières to join me in this crazy adventure!
Éric Virion
From water to wine… or how to get your shirt wet!
In 2008, Eric Virion gave up his finance job at Veolia Water in Paris to join his partner Delphine in the Corbières, and help her take over the family winery. Since then, he has continued to put his skills and drive to work for Maylandie…
Côté Vignes. Since 1999, the estate has been practicing integrated farming, and recently obtained High Environmental Value certification. It also applies a number of organic precepts, such as mating disruption, powdering and natural soil fertilization…
Côté Cave. As soon as he arrived, the style and segmentation of the wines were rethought and new cuvées created. Maylandie offers a dozen cuvées in three ranges: Le Cabanon in white, rosé and red, light, fruity wines; Les Exquises Esquisses in white, rosé and red, gourmet cuvées; and three red wines from the Boutenac terroir: Les Férals, Petaçs, Villa Ferrae and Carnache. Each cuvée has its own history and character, and the wines are regularly awarded medals.
On the marketing side. Every year, Château Maylandie takes part in a dozen wine and gastronomy fairs.
Côté Vie syndicale. Eric’s nose is often to be found in technical dossiers concerning, for example, the ISO 26000 standard for Corbières, therecognition of Cru Boutenac by the INAO,irrigation, sexual confusion…
Jacques Maymil
Jean Maymil
Anne-Marie Maymil
The history of the estate
Jacques Maymil (Delphine’s grandfather, 1920-2010), an entrepreneur from Narbonne with a passion for viticulture, began acquiring the buildings and some vines in Ferrals, a small village in the Corbières where his mother came from, in the 1950s. He took his harvest to the village cooperative cellar.
Then, in 1975, his son Jean Maymil (Delphine’s father, 1947) and his wife Anne-Marie decided to invest in the family vineyard, which at the time covered some 30 hectares. In 1987, two years after the creation of theCorbières A.O.C. by the INAO, he set up his own winery, marketing his production under his own brand: ” Château Maylandie “. The name ” Maylandie ” is a contraction of ” MAYmil ” and ” LANdroDIE “, his wife’s maiden name.
At the same time, he focused on quality grape varieties, uprooting almost all the high-yielding vines (for table wine) and replanting the sunny slopes with better varieties, mainly Grenache Noir and Syrah.
Since 1999, Jean Maymil has been committed to “Agriculture Raisonnée” (Vitealys®) in order to better respect nature and the consumer.
After studies in communications and professional experience in the art world, followed later by training in viticulture/oenology and winemaking in Australia, Delphine Maymil (1975) took over management of the family estate in 2007 with her partner Eric Virion (1975). A native of the Corbières and the grandson of winegrowers, he was previously a management controller in… the water industry!
The tasting cellar
We welcome you all year round to our tasting cellar, which is easy to get to and just 4 km from the Lézignan toll booth (A61).
You can taste our wines and buy regional products.
Alone, as a couple, with friends, as a family or with your children, you’re welcome at Château Maylandie!
Vacation homes
The 3 vacation homes are rated 4 stars and the two closest to the pool are Gîtes de France.
They are ideally located between the winemaking cellar and the tasting room!
Group visits to the estate
Tasting clubs, companies and tour operators are all welcome at Maylandie to taste our wines in a friendly atmosphere. In fine weather, we offer a wine + charcuterie and cheese platter menu.
Contact us to present your project and benefit from a tailor-made service.
We look forward to delighting your taste buds!