[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” specialty=”off”][et_pb_fullwidth_image _builder_version=”3.0.77″ src=”https:\/\/www.arrogant-frog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/bandeau.gif” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” border_style=”solid” \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off” _builder_version=”3.0.77″ background_color=”#592041″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.77″ background_layout=”dark” border_style=”solid” text_line_height=”1.9em” text_orientation=”justified” module_alignment=”justified”]<\/p>\n
As the fourth generation wine grower, Jean-Claude Mas, The Humble Winemaker<\/span><\/strong>,was born in a total wine growing environment in the Languedoc in the town of\u00a0P\u00e9zenas<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n At the age of 3,during vintage, and in spite of all dangers due to his very young age, he escaped from his mother and walked 1.5 miles in order to go the cellar where his grandfather and father were fermenting the new wines. Since then the interest and passion for wine hasn\u2019t stopped.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n In the beginning of the 90\u2019s he was involved with wines like Ch\u00e2teau Pape Cl\u00e9ment or Ch\u00e2teau Talbot in Bordeaux where he worked for 4 years. This experience was critical in his approach to great wines<\/span><\/strong> tanks to the famous Bordeaux vintners he worked with.<\/p>\n In the mid 90\u2019s he went back to his roots\u00a0: while being a Director at a large winery in the south of france renowned for the quality of its varietal wines, he thn preared the first blends to be bottled the family estate. The first bottle of wine under his family name was a 1995 wich today drinks exceptionally well.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Jean-Claude Mas is often described as one of the pioneers of the \u00a0\u00ab new Languedoc<\/span><\/strong> \u00bb or the \u00ab new age \u00bb of wine in France, one of those who work to restore the status of the region where wine culture is older than 2000 years.<\/span><\/p>\n He now exports “Luxe Rural”<\/span><\/strong> to share its values way outside of Languedoc.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image _builder_version=”3.0.77″ src=”https:\/\/www.arrogant-frog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/jcmas.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” border_style=”solid” force_fullwidth=”off” show_bottom_space=”on” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_testimonial _builder_version=”3.0.77″ author=”Jean-Claude Mas” job_title=”The Humble Winemaker” portrait_url=”https:\/\/www.arrogant-frog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/vrai1.png” url_new_window=”off” quote_icon=”on” use_background_color=”on” quote_icon_background_color=”#f5f5f5″ background_layout=”light” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n \u201c<\/span>Luxe Rural\u201d (Everyday Luxury) sums up our culture and philosophy. With the greatest respect for our rural roots, we aim for perfection. Our wines are the result of our mission to inspire real emotions.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” specialty=”off”][et_pb_fullwidth_image _builder_version=”3.0.77″ src=”https:\/\/www.arrogant-frog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/bandeau.gif” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” border_style=”solid” \/][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"