We are a young and energetic team of winemakers wanting to fuse the quality and history of Bordeaux with the excitement and energy of the new world. We want to give ‘Bordeaux claret’ a modern feel - a 'new claret'. The team is made up of Mark and Sarah Hellyar and Olivier Dauga.
Mark Hellyar
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Olivier Dauga
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Mark, is the owner and winemaker and works closely with consultant Olivier on wine development and sales. Based in Cornwall; his home, he travels frequently between Bordeaux and the UK. You can find out more about Mark here: |
If wine consultants are the celebrity chefs of Bordeaux, then Oliver Dauga is Gordon Ramsay because of his status as an unconventional success, a true maverick of the Bordeaux vineyards. Olivier is consultant winemaker at Chateau Civrac where his skills in blending and style are fully used. He is a tremendous strength to the Civrac team
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Chateau Civrac is a fusion of the quality of the old world, but with the approachability of the new. "Our wine is a classic blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot and malbec but made in a contemporary and honest style.
Our wine is hand harvested to get the best flavours, maturing the wine in new oak barrels and minimising any chemical treatments. It is a pleasure to drink with or without food."
We are taking a very high quality, but respectful approach to winemaking, a "slow" approach, including hand harvesting and minimising any chemical treatments. This is leading to a fusion wine of distinctive quality.
Mark Hellyar
