This exceptional 40th vintage has produced the lowest yields since Mas de Daumas Gassac was created in 1972. Mas Daumas Gassac Red 2017 is exceptional partly due to its very small production and, more importantly, for its powerful youthfulness, that suggests an ageing potential worthy of its 39 predecessors!
– 78% Cabernet Sauvignon,
– 5% Merlot,
– 5% Cabernet Franc,
– 4% Petit Verdot,
– 2% Malbec,
– 2% Pinot Noir,
– 4% rare grape varieties : Tannat, Abouriou (France), Nielluccio, Montepulciano (Italie), Saperavi (Géorgie), Carménère (France), Tempranillo (Espagne).
Thanks to plenty of rain during the first half of the year, and a magnificent dry, sunny summer, the vines hardly suffered any water stress. Conditions were optimal for perfectly ripe grapes.
Cool nights and fairly warm days accompanied us throughout the harvest, it had a distinctly autumnal feel!
Slow extraction, delicate pump-over and soft infusion vinification, long fermentation and maceration, no filtration
The 40th harvest began on Thursday 24 August and ended on 13 September 2017. An average of 46 pickers worked for a total of 14 days!
CELLARING ADVICE
If your cellar is cool (12° to 16°C), you can keep your Mas de Daumas Gassac for several years.
If your cellar is not cool, or if you fear the passage of time, don’t hesitate to drink your Mas de Daumas Gassac wines as soon as it finishes maturing, at 2 years/3 years, 5 years!
WHEN TO ENJOY MAS DE DAUMAS GASSAC RED WINES
Know that there are no absolute great wines; only great bottles! Those drunk in a moment of serenity.
Know also that the Cabernet Sauvignon of the Médoc, from the days before clones, produces incomparable, lively wines, rich in the talent to age beautifully.
It’s up to you to choose one of the five periods to suit your tastes.
THE FIVE LIVES OF MAS DE DAUMAS GASSAC RED WINES
The five lives of Mas de Daumas Gassac Red Wines 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.
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We’re recruiting!
We are currently looking for pickers for the 2024 harvest – between late August and early September.
Possibility of accommodation on site.
* SIGN UP FOR 2024 HARVEST *
We’re recruiting!
We are currently looking for pickers for the 2024 harvest – between late August and early September.
Possibility of accommodation on site.