Domaines Paul Mas
La Forge Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
IGP Pays d'Oc
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
14
Sustainable
Tasting Notes
Deep garnet red with bright ruby tints, this wine displays an intense nose of red berries, red pepper, and tobacco, underlined by cocoa and spicy vanilla aromas, leading to a full-bodied palate with smooth tannins, ripe cherry flavors, and lingering notes of vanilla and spice on a long finish.
Cultivation
Cordon de Royat and double Guyot
Vinification
Cooled maceration at 8°C for 36 hours before the fermentation at 28°C for 5-6 days. Maceration lasts 12 days at 20-25°C with daily pumping over. Then, the wine is pressed with pneumatic press. The first pressings have been re-blended with the free run juice. Before malolactic fermentation, the wine is put in 225 litre oak barrels. 70% French and 30% American oak barrels (1st and 2nd use) were used for aging 6 months.
Aging
Wine in barrel for 6 months.
Paul Mas is a family-owned estate that has grown in just 20 years from a local winery into one of the largest privately-owned wine companies in France outside Champagne, distributing over 22 million bottles across more than 70 countries. The estate honors the legacy of Raymond Mas, Jean-Claude Mas’s grandfather, whose traditional, chemical-free farming and careful winemaking inspired the family’s approach. Today, the estate is owned by Jean-Claude Mas, and its wines exhibit a signature style of ripe fruit, balanced tannins, subtle oak, and harmonious consistency. From Arrogant Frog to La Forge Estate and Paul Mas Reserve, the winery combines respect for the vineyard with mindful innovation, including non-added sulfite wines, sustainable certifications, and creative packaging, producing wines that reflect both the exceptional Languedoc terroir and the family’s dedication to quality and tradition.