Les Domaines Paul Mas
Domaine Paul Mas Sauvignon Blanc
2023
$13.95
About this winery
The story begins at Château Paul Mas in Conas hamlet, in the splendid town of Pézenas, the city of famous playwright Molière. The estates then expanded to Montagnac, with Nicole vineyard and Mas des Tannes. Jean-Claude Mas’s great-grandfather, Auguste Mas, bought the first family vineyard in 1892, when he aquired 9 ha (22 acres) of vines in the Mas de Bicq, near the village of St Pons de Mauschiens. In 1934, Raymond Mas brings the family vineyard to a surface of 15 ha in Domaine Montredon...
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Product notes
Paul Mas vineyards are situated in the Languedoc region of South of France between Pézenas and Montpellier, 10 km from the Mediterranean. The labels feature “Vinus the heron”, the emblem of the vineyards, in front of the Conas castle where Paul Mas story started.
Production notes
Destemming. Pneumatic pressing. Racking at 10°C to clarify the wine. Free-run juice and press juice are vinified separately. Fermentation at low temperature with selected yeasts. The press wine is then partially blended with the free-run wine. Ageing on its lees for 2 months prior to bottling.
Tasting notes
Limpid and clear colour with green highlights. Aromatic nose with notes of lemon/lime combined with gooseberry and pink grapefruit. A touch of fresh cut grass adds elegance to the nose. Well-balanced palate, with refreshing acidity and notes of exotic fruit. Serve at the aperitif. Also with sushi, seafood, salads or fresh goat's cheese.