Chateau Paul Mas
Clos du Moulinas
Château Paul Mas 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 Paul Mas Réserve 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
This wine has a deep ruby color and intense nose. Aromas of ripe black fruits, herbs, a touch of spice, and oak flood the olfactory receptors. It has a well-balanced palate with soft, ripe tannins, black and red fruits, and warm spices.
Cultivation
The soils are clay and limestone with fossilized seashell rocks. The climate is Mediterranean with oceanic influences at 80-110m above sea level. Vine age ranges from 29 to 50+ years.
Vinification
Destemmed, separate vinification for each grape variety. The fermentation lasts between 4 and 7 days at 79°F maximum in stainless steel vats and new epoxy lined cement vats. Alcoholic fermentation is followed with a traditional week long maceration. 40% of the blend has done its malolactic fermentation in oak barrels.
Aging
The wine is aged for 12 months in barrels.
Press
2018:
90 points - Wine Spectator
89 points - Robert Parker
2017:
90 points - Robert Parker
2016:
89 points - Wine Spectator
2015:
89 points - Wine Advocate
APPELLATION
AOP Languedoc
VARIETAL
55% Syrah, 45% Grenache
ABV
14.5%
ALTITUDE
30-150 meters
SOIL
Clay and limestone
PHILOSOPHY
Sustainable, Terra Vitis
AVERAGE AGE
29-50 years