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Our Pouilly Fumé up in the air…with Thaï Airways!

Our Pouilly Fumé up in the air…with Thaï Airways!

Let’s talk wine!

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We’re happy to be back with you at the end of this sunny summer, and we hope that you’ve been able to enjoy a relaxing vacation to recharge your batteries. Have you been abroad? Perhaps you flew? Our Pouilly Fumé Les Angelots also takes the plane and travels in first class…

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Our Pouilly Fumé Les Angelots was selected as a finalist after a rigorous selection process, and now features on the Business Class wine list of Thai Airways. Our wine not only travels the world, it also flies around it!

When you travel in Business Royal Class, you’ll be able to savour our wine with fine food both on the plane and in the lounge before boarding:

 

 

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You can now take a look at the comments and opinions of some of the travelers who chose Thaï Airways:

  • “The pouilly fumé was brilliant with salmon dish” says Matt in an article on
    australianfrequentflyer.com.au
  • The wine, a Pouilly fumé, was delicious says Bartoon747 on Tripadvisor
  • The menu and wine list was quite extensive for such a short flight and if I’d stayed awake, I certainly would have liked to have tried some of the interesting offerings from the tamarind tea, to a tasty looking 2021 Pouilly-Fumé to the Tom Nok Mhor soup. from a testimonial on theveteranvoyager.com, please feel free to take a closer look on the wine list to see Les Angelots by clicking on the photograph.
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 It’s your turn now ! Let yourself be carried away by ‘Les Angelots’ and discover Thailand on board Thaï Airways… Bon voyage !

Our Pouilly Fume 2019 in the Daily Telegraph of 24th Nov. 2020 !

Our Pouilly Fume 2019 in the Daily Telegraph of 24th Nov. 2020 !

Our Pouilly Fume 2019 in the Daily Telegraph of 24th Nov. 2020 !

We are very happy to announce that our Pouilly-Fume 2019 is listed as one of the ‘best wines to buy for Christmas 2020‘, in the article published by The Daily Telegraph, on the 24th November 2020.

Victoria Moore writes :

Loire Sauvignon Blanc is a much-loved classic and this pouilly-fume comes from a well-established and respected producer. Grassy and crisp, but with a satisfying mineral undertow.’

Good news, to make it a good day! Cheers! Santé !

First harvest for our resistant vines !

First harvest for our resistant vines !

First harvest for our resistant vines !

Planted on a small plot of 1732 square metres, alongside the Loire river, planted with peach and apple trees, and watched by our laying hens, these mildew resistant vines experience their first harvest.

Pierre-François Masson, 7th generation of winemakers at the Masson-Blondelet estate, started this experimental adventure in 2017.

This trial, authorised by France-Agrimer, is the first one in the whole Loire Valley region.

20 years after their return at the estate and following their parents – Michelle and Jean-Michel Masson, who never used any chemical fertiliser in their vines for almost 45 years – pionner path.

Pierre and Mélanie Masson, brother and sister – who stopped using herbicide and insecticide on all the estate’s vines since 2002 – were looking, with help from this new trial, for a way to stop the use of fongicides in this northern region prone to vine diseases.

Amateur apuculturist and sensitive to the environmental and climate challenges that our children will have to take up in the upcoming decades, Pierre-François Masson wished to share this first harvest – message of hope towards a more environment-friendly future – with his 6-year-old son Paul, so he can start to act, him also, in order to protect the planet.

This very first experimental harvest, of which NO BOTTLES will be commercialised, will give us a first idea – full scale- of the uncommon grapes, Sauvignon Kretos and Sauvignon Rytos, quality potential.

We would, therefore, know if we should presevere ou continue to look for new solutions for a more clean and environment-friendly viticulture.

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One Star in Guide Hachette des Vins 2021

One Star in Guide Hachette des Vins 2021

We are very happy to announce that we received ONE STAR, at the famous Guide Hachette des Vins 2021, which was published despite restrictions due to the virus.

It is our cuvée Sancerre Blanc ‘Thauvenay’ 2018 that the tasters described as : “A nice iodic minerality serves as a central theme for this cuvée from siliceous and hardlime stones soils. The nose develops a nice vitality with hints of flowers, white
fruits and pineapple. The mouth, finely chopped, associates crispy and plumpy sensations, and develops a long and succulent finish with orange and lemon notes. »

We find the words to be fair and thank them for it.

IWSC 2019 Awards

IWSC 2019 Awards

2019 Contest

 

Sancerre Blanc ‘Thauvenay’ 2018
89 Points : «Attractive nose comprising with white stone fruits and apples. Balanced palate, a leesy hint, good concentration and a lemony tang on the mineral finish.»

Pouilly Fumé 2018
87 Points : «The nose doesn’t give much away. Hints of struck match, citrus blossom and cooked apple. Good density in the mouth with some mineral textural nuances, fairly straight forward, medium finish. »

Pouilly Fumé ‘Villa Paulus’ 2018
86 Points : « Some flinty aromas, box hedge and snow peas. Unripe mango and apple flavours, the flintiness comes through as a low key mineral element, good zesty citrus notes. Ripe style, good length on finish.»

Pouilly Fumé ‘Clos du Château Paladi’ 2017
86 Points : «Yellow stone fruit aromas, roasted lemons, a little honeyed development also. Showing a level of nice compact fruit, clean acidity and fairly long, a modern style and very tasty.»

Masson-Blondelet’s wines in Wine Enthusiast

Masson-Blondelet’s wines in Wine Enthusiast

12 January 2018.

Pouilly Fumé ‘Clos du Château Paladi’ 2015
93 Points, Editors’ Choice : « This wine comes from a small walled vineyard next to a townhouse with little towers, called locally in jest Château Paladi. Ripe with apple and lime fruits, the wine is crisply textured and balanced, with a flinty character. It is ready to drink. »
https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/domaine-masson-blondelet-2015-clos-du-chateau-paladi-pouilly-fume

Pouilly Fumé ‘Les Angelots’ 2017
92 Points, Editors’ Choice : « Based in Pouilly-sur-Loire, this producer has crafted a full, rich wine. With its touch of toastiness and a smoky edge, the wine is full of ripe citrus fruit that is cut with zesty acidity. Drink from 2019. »
https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/domaine-masson-blondelet-2017-les-angelots-pouilly-fume

Sancerre Blanc ‘Thauvenay’ 2017
90 Points : «A rounded wine, this offers a good balance between acidity and ripe white fruits. A nervy edge adds a youthful texture that gives shape to the wine. Drink now. »
https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/domaine-masson-blondelet-2017-thauvenay-sancerre/

Pouilly Fumé ‘Villa Paulus’ 2017
89 Points : « Named after the Roman villa that once existed in Pouilly-sur-Loire (and which gave its name to Pouilly), this wine comes from old vines giving concentrated citrus and green-fruit flavors. Bright, crisp and tangy, the wine could do with some aging. Drink from 2019. »
https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/domaine-masson-blondelet-2017-villa-paulus-pouilly-fume/

Sancerre Rosé ‘Thauvenay’ 2017
88 Points : « With just a touch of minerality, this crisp wine is also full of delicious red fruits. The acidity and brightness of the wine are well balanced, leaving great freshness at the end. Drink now. »
https://www.winemag.com/buying-guide/domaine-masson-blondelet-2017-thauvenay-rose-sancerre

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