Maya grew up in Latin America, where her parents worked directly with coffee growers, with a strong focus on organic farming. Nicolas is originally from Rioja and later moved to the French Basque Country. After studying agronomy, they spent years working harvests around the world before returning to France, where they worked in wineries in Alsace. After some time, the couple decided to look for something to call their own. In 2015, they ventured off into SW France, where they made friends with Fabien Jouves, tasted his wine and found a side of Cahors they didn’t know existed. A year later, they purchased a small plot of 1 hectare, which would be the starting point of Domaine La Calmette. They now farm a total of 14 hectares, all certified organic, with a huge focus of biodiversity on the vineyard and minimal sulphur use in the wines.