Mas de Daumas Gassac

Mas de Daumas Gassac White 1990

This great white wine comes from an exceptional terroir: glacial dust from the Mindel and Riss glaciations clinging to the Larzac foothills.

VINTAGE 1990
n°4
VINTAGE 1990
n°4

Technical sheet

GRAPE VARIETIES:

– 47% Viognier (origin of the vine: Georges Vernay – Condrieu).
– 26% Petit Manseng (origin of the vine: Charles Hours – Béarn).
– 16% Chardonnay.
– 11% rare grape varieties: Marsanne, Roussanne, Muscat Petit grain (France).

CLIMATE:

Unusually hot weather even during winter. A vine called ‘Crespy’ sprouted a new leaf on 20 January. Very hot weather from 1 May to September. Flowering started in mid-May.

Dénomination:
Vin de Pays de l’Hérault.
HARVEST:
100% Manual.
HARVEST DATES:
7 September – 9 September 1990 (3 days).
Vinification:

Skin maceration for 5 to 7 days, fermentation in stainless steel tank.

TYPE OF SOIL:
White Lutetian Limestone.
Âges moyen des vignes
7 years old.
MATURING:
2 – 4 months in stainless steel tank.
Ph:
3,45
TOTAL ACIDITY:
3,70
YIELD:
20 hl/ha
ALCOHOL BY VOL.:
13,15% Vol.

HARVEST

Dry weather but with an east wind, cloudy, no sunshine.

TASTING HINTS

The two lives of Mas de Daumas Gassac White Wine

Laid down in a cool cellar (14°-16°C, 57-60°F) even the oldest can happily wait with no problem for many years. However, being laid down in warmer temperatures will speed up the wines’ maturity.

 

First life

To taste within the first three years if you appreciate wonderful fruity flavours.
Drink our white wines as an aperitif or with a meal. They drink beautifully with most dishes.

 

Second life

Quite a different wine from the third or fourth year! Its youthful fruitiness will have disappeared, to be replaced by new flavours reminiscent of “sherry” or old “Sauternes”, a touch “oxidative” with great finesse.
Take care: if you are not looking for this type of wine, slightly paradoxical as it ages, drink our white wines within the first couple of years.

 

Tasting hints
– Serve around 10-12°C (51°F). Do not over chill.
– Open the bottle an hour before serving, but always replace the cork. Decanting encourages wines to express their full complexity but, always replace the stopper.

Mas de Daumas Gassac
Haute Vallée du Gassac – 34150 ANIANE
contact@daumas-gassac.com |  04.67.57.71.28

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