Domaines Paul Mas
Paul Mas Reserve Carignan Vieilles Vignes
IGP Pays d'Oc
100% Carignan
14
Sustainable
Tasting Notes
Intense deep purple with ruby hues, this wine offers aromas of spices, blackberries, cocoa, and notes of undergrowth that emerge with aeration and finish on toasted nuances; the palate is powerful, rich, and mellow with silky tannins, showing a harmonious balance of floral, fruity, and fine spicy notes in a complex and elegant profile, with a persistent licorice finish.
Cultivation
Guyot simple and Cordon de Royat
Vinification
Cold pre-fermentation at 10°C. Fermentation at 27°C the first day and then at 24°C the next 4 days. And maceration for 7 days at 24°C with daily pumping. The wine is then delicately pressed in a pneumatic press. The first presses are assembled. Before the malolactic fermentation, 50% of the wine is placed in 225-liter oak barrels.
Aging
The wine is aged for 6 months in American barrels (new for 20% of them). In May, the wine is filtered and bottled.
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.