Mas de Lunès L'emblématique 1936 Languedoc Grès de Montpellier
1936 is an emblematic year for the Jeanjean family. It's the year our forebears Maurice-François and his son, Paul, bought Mas de Lunès. This estate reminds us of our winegrowing history, our family, our roots.
Vinification
Mechanical harvest with on-board sorting. De-stemming. Pre-fermentation maceration. Fermentation in wooden truncated cone vats and stainless steel tanks at 23-28°C. Extraction by daily pumping-over and 2 délestages followed by long maceration for the Syrahs. Malolactic fermentation.
Soil
Calcareous pebbles
Grape variety
70% Syrah, 30% Grenache noir
Aging
One third of the cuvée is aged in French oak barrels, including ¼ new, ¼ one-wine, ¼ two-wine and ¼ three-wine during 6 months. The rest is in stainless steel vats.