Cote Mas Intense Rouge
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2024
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled pork chops, classic beef burgers, or a rustic charcuterie board with cured meats and medium cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
Côté Mas Intense Rouge is a vibrant celebration of the Languedoc's sun-drenched art de vivre, crafted to embody the philosophy of 'Luxe Rural'—bringing affordable luxury and rustic elegance to wine lovers worldwide. Sourced from clay-limestone soils across the wind-swept hillsides of the Hérault Valley, this blend benefits from a classic Mediterranean climate of hot, dry summers tempered by cooling sea breezes. The wine is vinified with a focus on preserving bright, primary fruit flavors, utilizing temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks rather than heavy oak. This approach highlights the natural, expressive character of the region's traditional grapes, delivering a juicy, medium-bodied red rich with notes of dark berries, plum, and a subtle whisper of wild garrigue herbs.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 2000 by fourth-generation vigneron Jean-Claude Mas, Domaines Paul Mas has become a preeminent force redefining modern viticulture in the Languedoc. Blending centuries of familial heritage dating back to 1892 with a contemporary New World dynamism, the estate champions a philosophy Jean-Claude terms 'rural luxury'—delivering site-expressive, terroir-focused wines of tremendous value and character. The extensive vineyard holdings span diverse terroirs across Pézenas, Montagnac, Limoux, and Terrasses du Larzac, anchored by clay-limestone soils, river gravels, and fossil-rich deposits under the moderating influence of Mediterranean sea breezes and cooling Tramontane winds. Viticulture balances widespread organic conversion certified via Ecocert with rigorous HVE Level 3 environmental management. Vinification emphasizes varietal precision, supple extraction, and judicious French and American oak maturation. The producer's benchmark bottlings include the Réserve Single Vineyard Collection La Forge, the organically farmed Mas des Tannes cuvées, and the vibrant, food-friendly Côté Mas portfolio.
🍇 Grapes
Grenache 45%, Carignan 25%, Syrah 15%, Merlot 15%
🍷 ABV
13.5%