Floral and Tropical Fruit,
BODY: Medium
DRYNESS: Very Dry
ACIDITY: Medium
TANNIN: Light
ALCOHOL (%): Pronounced (12-14%)
Origin: Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Grape Varietals:
Grenache (Garnacha, Cannonau)
Vermentino, Rousanne, and Viognier
Winemaking:
Maturation: Stainless Steel Tanks and Oak Barrels
Awards:
WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Chicken tagine with apricots, goat's and sheep's cheeses, fish pie
ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Grape varietals & region: 45% Grenache, 30% Vermentino, 15% Roussanne, 10% Viognier. The fruit comes from the Belluguette vineyard in the Languedoc region. The vines are 9–21 years old and grow in predominantly clay-limestone soils with gravel. The vineyard has a 40–110 metre altitude and experiences a Mediterranean climate.
Taste profile: Chateau Paul Mas Parcelle Belluguette Languedoc Blanc is a truly elegant wine. Deep lemon colour with green reflections. Intense and complex nose as it takes you through aromas of tropical fruits (ripe mango, pineapple, melon), vanilla and freshly baked brioche. Rich and creamy texture on the palate, which exudes fruity flavours within a floral frame before closing in a long finish.
Winemaking process: Mechanical harvesting at night. Separate vinifcation of each variety, pneumatic pressing, settling at 6–8°C. The presses are vinified separately from the free-run juice, then reincorporated. Slow fermentation at 15–18°C with selected yeasts: Viognier and Roussane ferments in vats then new barrels (40% American oak, 60% French oak), the Vermentino and Grenache vinifies is stainless steel vats. Final assembly in March.
