Paul Mas Reserve
Pinot Noir
Paul Mas Réserve is located between Pézenas and Montpellier, 10 km from the Mediterranean. The vineyards cover 162 hectares across the Languedoc, Languedoc Pézenas, Grés de Montpellier and Pays d’Oc appellations. These sites also provide the fruit for the Château Paul Mas line of wines. The vines are grown in an exceptional setting, surrounded by olive trees, pine forests, oak trees, and orchards–they enjoy exposure from the north, south, and west, and are cooled by the Mistral and Tramontane winds. The grapes are heavily influenced by the gravelly clay and limestone soils on the hillsides of the Herault valley, and the chalky, fossil-rich soils on the hills of the Thau marshes. The vines are grown using sustainable viticulture practices, with portions of the vineyards being organic or certified Terra Vitis.
Tasting Notes
Very elegant notes of red berries (strawberry and cherry) combined with soft spices and a hint of vanilla. Medium-bodied wine with ripe tannins and a well-balanced acidity.
Cultivation
Clay and limestone soils with gravel in the Saint Hilaire Vineyard.
Vinification
The grapes are harvested at night to avoid oxidation. The grapes are scraped and then undergo cold pre-fermentation maceration (10°C). The fermentation then takes place at 23°C.
Aging
Malolactic fermentation and aging are partly done in barrels and partly in vats.
Press
2021:
91 points - Decanter
APPELLATION
Pays d'Oc IGP
VARIETAL
Pinot Noir
ABV
13%
ALTITUDE
200-250 meters
SOIL
Clay, limestone, locally gritty
PHILOSOPHY
Sustainable
AVERAGE AGE
11-21 years