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This year, Petit Manseng takes the prize for the most beautiful white. In terms of both quality and quantity, this grape variety will provide us with the fantastic acidity needed to balance the white.
– 27% Petit Manseng (origin of the vine: Charles Hours – Béarn).
– 25% Viognier (origin of the vine: Georges Vernay – Condrieu).
– 16% Chenin Blanc (origin of the vine: Domaine Huet – Vouvray).
– 15% Chardonnay (origin of the vine: Comtes Lafon).
– 17% rare grape varieties : Marsanne, Roussanne, Petit Courbu, Muscat Petit grain, Muscat d’Alexandrie, Gros Manseng, Semillon (France), Fiano (Italie).
Dry winter and spring, followed by an exceedingly hot summer and just the right amount of rain in August meant we were able to pick grapes at an ideal maturity.
Skin maceration for 5 to 7 days, fermentation in stainless steel tank.
A dry winter and spring, followed by an extremely hot summer and fine rains in August enabled us to harvest grapes that had reached perfection. The white grapes are magnificent, and the few days of fine weather we’ve had recently have enabled them to reach the peak of organoleptic maturity. Around fifty grape-pickers, students, friends and enthusiasts from all over the world are taking part in this year’s harvest (13 different nationalities). With the tractor team and the cellar team, there will be almost 70 people working on the 2015 vintage.
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.
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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.
