DOMAINE MASSON-BLONDELET "Villa Paulus" - Sauvignon Blanc - Pouilly-Fumé, Loire Valley - France
Product Description
Accolades
Awards
Wine Enthusiast 90 Points
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Critique Review
Named after the Roman who built a villa where Pouilly now is, this is a ripe, smoothly textured and ageworthy wine. Ripe apples and apricots are cut with lemon acidity, balancing the wine and giving it a full, rich aftertaste. Drink from 2020.
Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, January 2019Some flinty aromas, box hedge and snow peas. Unripe mango and apples flavours, the flintiness comes through as a low key mineral element, good zesty citrus notes. Ripe style, good length on finish.
86/100, IWSC 2019Wine Facts
Grape Varietal | Sauvignon Blanc |
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Vintage | 2020 |
Region | Loire Valley |
Country | FRANCE |
Winemakers | Pierre-François Masson |
Producer | Domaine Masson-Blondelet |
Average age of vines | 36 years old |
Production method | 225 hl |
Harvest method | Mechanical |
Fermentation & maceration | Immediate press after harvest to avoid skin contact or oxidation. Very gentle press in pneumatic press, fermentation in stainless steel tanks after cold settling. NO maceration. |
Aging | Long conservation on fine lees in stainless steel tanks to enhance texture and youth character |
Alcohol | 12.5% |
Mouth Attribute | Full-bodied, Medium-bodied, Sweet |
SKU | LO10 |
Vineyard Info
Michelle and Jean-Michel Masson created DOMAINE MASSON-BLONDELET in 1975. In 1980, in the heart of the village of Pouilly, they built a buried cellar on 3 levels to work by gravity. In 2000, their 2 children Mélanie and Pierre-François joined them. They are now the seventh generation of winemakers of the estate. Their 22 hectares of vines of Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir are planted on slopes on the best terroirs of the AOC. They are oriented South/South-East and can benefit of a micro-climate created by the Loire River. At this place, the river is classified as a natural reserve.
Domaine Masson-Blondelet apply sustainable and natural practices in their vineyard and haven't used any chemical fertilisers for more than 45 years and have stopped the use of herbicides and insectticides since 2002!
Reviews & Ratings
Awards
Wine Enthusiast 90 Points
American wine and lifestyle magazine that offers wine industry news, educational articles and wine ratings. One of the top 3 wine magazines in the USA.
Critique Review
Named after the Roman who built a villa where Pouilly now is, this is a ripe, smoothly textured and ageworthy wine. Ripe apples and apricots are cut with lemon acidity, balancing the wine and giving it a full, rich aftertaste. Drink from 2020.
Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, January 2019Some flinty aromas, box hedge and snow peas. Unripe mango and apples flavours, the flintiness comes through as a low key mineral element, good zesty citrus notes. Ripe style, good length on finish.
86/100, IWSC 2019Grape Varietal | Sauvignon Blanc |
---|---|
Vintage | 2020 |
Region | Loire Valley |
Country | FRANCE |
Winemakers | Pierre-François Masson |
Producer | Domaine Masson-Blondelet |
Average age of vines | 36 years old |
Production method | 225 hl |
Harvest method | Mechanical |
Fermentation & maceration | Immediate press after harvest to avoid skin contact or oxidation. Very gentle press in pneumatic press, fermentation in stainless steel tanks after cold settling. NO maceration. |
Aging | Long conservation on fine lees in stainless steel tanks to enhance texture and youth character |
Alcohol | 12.5% |
Mouth Attribute | Full-bodied, Medium-bodied, Sweet |
SKU | LO10 |
Michelle and Jean-Michel Masson created DOMAINE MASSON-BLONDELET in 1975. In 1980, in the heart of the village of Pouilly, they built a buried cellar on 3 levels to work by gravity. In 2000, their 2 children Mélanie and Pierre-François joined them. They are now the seventh generation of winemakers of the estate. Their 22 hectares of vines of Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir are planted on slopes on the best terroirs of the AOC. They are oriented South/South-East and can benefit of a micro-climate created by the Loire River. At this place, the river is classified as a natural reserve.
Domaine Masson-Blondelet apply sustainable and natural practices in their vineyard and haven't used any chemical fertilisers for more than 45 years and have stopped the use of herbicides and insectticides since 2002!