{"id":2551,"date":"2020-09-13T08:00:51","date_gmt":"2020-09-12T20:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/?page_id=2551"},"modified":"2022-03-13T11:23:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T22:23:14","slug":"paul-mas-reserve-chardonnay-19","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/paul-mas-reserve-chardonnay-19\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8230;warm climate Chardonnay with an easy nature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<h3> Paul Mas R\u00e9serve Chardonnay 2019<\/h3>\n<strong>Grape Varietal:<\/strong>  100% Chardonnay <br \/>\n<strong>Growing Region:<\/strong>  Pays d\u2019Oc IGP, Languedoc-Roussillon &#8211; France <br \/>\n<strong>Owner \/ Winemaker:<\/strong>  Jean-Claude Mas <br \/>\n4 Stars \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\n I have had the pleasure to visit Paul Mas Wines on a couple of occasions, with the winery and vineyards located between P\u00e9zenas and Montpellier &#8211; just 10km from the Mediterranean. Their varied vineyards cover 162 hectares across the Languedoc, Languedoc P\u00e9zenas, Gr\u00e9s de Montpellier and Pays d\u2019Oc appellations. The vines are grown in a beautiful setting on the slopes of the H\u00e9rault Valley, surrounded by olive trees, pine forests, oak trees and orchards, enjoying exposure to the north, south and west, benefiting by the local Mistral and Tramontane winds. The grapes are also heavily influenced by the gravelly clay, limestone, chalky and fossil-rich soils of the area.<br \/>\nJean-Claude is a first-generation winemaker, though he is a fourth generation grape-grower, and has been a leader in bringing a new focus to this historical Languedoc grape-growing region of Southern France. Since taking the helm of the family business in 2000, he has looked to source the highest quality grapes from twelve privately-owned estates and premier growers making wines of authenticity.  Jean Claude has energy-plus for all that he does with a driven ambition and innovative spirit.<br \/>\nThe Chardonnay grapes for this wine were sourced from the single vineyard of Nicole which is only a short drive north of P\u00e9zenas. On arrival into the winery the grapes underwent destemming and a prompt cooling down of the must. There was no skin contact, with the juice quickly pressured off into tank for the first stages of fermentation. With 15% of the wine \ufb01nishing its fermentation in new oak barrels, then after malolactic fermentation, tasting and blending, the cuv\u00e9e was then aged in oak barrels for another 3 months before bottling.  \n \u2022 In the glass you will be greeted by golden yellow colour. On the nose you have warm tropical aromas of ripe pineapple, sweet pears, ripe apples with subtle aromas of vanilla and toast. On the palate, this is a warm climate Chardonnay expressing a soft opulent nature, with low acidity and showcasing those tropical fruits like grilled pineapple, apricot, honey blossom, vanilla and hazelnut from its time in oak. This wine is medium-to-full in palate weight and intensity, with a rounded long finish. \nThis 2019 Paul Mas R\u00e9serve Chardonnay has 13.5% Alc.\/vol. Chill gently and serve in a generous wine glass at 8\u00b0- 10\u00b0C.  \n<em> A ripe, warm climate Chardonnay with a rounded easy drinking nature.<\/em>\n<p> <\/p>\n\nCELLARING POTENTIAL:  *(Review 13\/9\/2020) <br \/>\n Drinking well this season &#8211; and will age well for another 18 &#8211; 24 months.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nFOOD PAIRING SUGGESTIONS:<br \/>\n Perfect wine pairing with slow roast or crumbed chicken, turkey, pork &#038; crackling with truffle mash, pumpkin gnocchi, and aged creamy cheeses &#8211; <em>enjoy<\/em>.\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Paul-Mas-Res-Chard-2019-Image-01.jpg\" alt=\"Paul-Mas-Res-Chard-2019-Image-01\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"450\" width=\"1000\" title=\"Paul-Mas-Res-Chard-2019-Image-01\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Paul-Mas-Reserve-Chardonnay-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PDF-Icon-03.jpg\" alt=\"PDF-Icon-03\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"71\" width=\"280\" title=\"PDF-Icon-03\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<h3>more wine reviews<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/recent-wine-articles\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2544,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2551","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2551"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5201,"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2551\/revisions\/5201"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}