Son Mayol — Winery in Nord

In the early 2000s Swiss entrepreneur Gregory Hirschmann fell in love with a piece of land about 20 minutes from Palma, and saw something in it that others had missed: 35 different terroirs with enormous ripening potential for red wine. In 2006 he planted the first Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot vines, a deliberate nod to his favourite wine region, Bordeaux. His dream: to make the best red wine in Mallorca. To achieve it he brought in the legendary winemaker Patrick Léon, for 20 years head winemaker at Château Mouton-Rothschild, and oenologist Marie Barbé, who worked at the same house for five years. Son Mayol makes only two wines and deliberately produces little: grapes or wine that don't meet its own quality standard are sold to other producers. Visits are possible by appointment for serious wine lovers.