Mas de Daumas Gassac

Mas de Daumas Gassac White 2010

This stunningly great 2010 vintage can be enjoyed with relish as soon as it finishes maturing, knowing that it will then undergo a period of fine ageing, confirming its opulent complexity.

VINTAGE 2010
n°25
VINTAGE 2010
n°25

Technical sheet

GRAPE VARIETIES:

– 29% Petit Manseng (origin of the vine: Charles Hours – Béarn).
– 27% Viognier (origin of the vine: Georges Vernay – Condrieu).
– 19% Chardonnay.
– 11% Chenin Blanc (origin of the vine: Domaine Huet – Vouvray).
– 14% rare grape varieties : Marsanne, Roussanne, Petit Courbu, Muscat Petit grain, Muscat d’Alexandrie, Gros Manseng, Semillon (France), Fiano (Italie).

CLIMATE:

A moderate summer, with neither burning heat nor a drop of rain, which gave birth to luscious savours.

Dénomination:
IGP St Guilhem-le-Désert – Cité d’Aniane.
HARVEST:
100% Manual.
HARVEST DATES:
24 August – 28 August 2017.
Vinification:

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

TYPE OF SOIL:
White Lutetian Limestone.
Âges moyen des vignes
27 years old.
MATURING:
2 – 4 months in stainless steel tank.
Ph:
3.24
TOTAL ACIDITY:
3.69
Residual sugar:
6g
YIELD:
35 hl/ha
ALCOHOL BY VOL.:
13,84% Vol.

HARVEST

A moderate summer without burning heat and without a drop of rain has produced delicious flavours.

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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