Saturday 17 February 2018
VERTICAL TASTING OF 23 VINTAGES OF MAS DE DAUMAS GASSAC WHITE
A first vertical tasting was organized in March 2007 featuring 21 vintages of Mas de Daumas Gassac Blanc. This event unveiled the presence of a Great White Wine in Languedoc. A little over 10 years later, in February 2018, the Guibert Family renewed the experience and organized for the second time a retrospective on 23 vintages of Blanc. We took into account the rarity of the bottles from the wine library.
This tasting revealed a “Great Wine for aging with a changing personality and exceptional holding.“
Discover the comments from the 22 invited tasters during this second vertical tasting of Mas de Daumas Gassac White:
André DOMINÉ
Journalist & wine expert at Weinwisser Magazine
“Young vintages with this aromatic richness, this delightful fruitiness that gives a lot of pleasure.“
Andrew JEFFORD
Autor & journalist at Decanter
“A wine with an unusual character. There is a dual interpretation: the terroir and the grape varieties. These wines have a great future ahead of them.“
B. BURSTCHY
Permanent member of the Grand Jury Européen
“Magic of a unique place. This tasting opens up a wonderful world where wine transforms into genius.“
Daniel ROCHE
Sommelier-Conseil
“There is a Daumas style that is summarized by freshness, roundness, and above all, a beautiful energy. I like it a lot.“
Julien REVESZ
Member of Gault & Millau tasting panel
“I placed the wines from 2014 to 2017 first, as they were fruity. I ranked the 1989 first in the slightly oxidative style, with candied notes.“
B. DELAMOTTE
Assistant chief editor at RVF
“This tasting is a discovery of the whites from Mas de Daumas Gassac, and I must admit that this journey through time is fascinating.“
F. DURAND-BAZIN
Journalist & columnist at the Figaro Vin
“The wines are always very digestible, balanced, with significant aromatic intensity regardless of when they are tasted.“
Dominique HUTIN
Journalist, columnist & œnologist
“These are wines that intrigue the drinker, or wines that show a certain patina, inscribed in a logic of young wines.“
Mark O'NEILL
Importater in Spain & El Mundo journalist
“For me it was fascinating. I appreciated the complexity, the balance and the winemaking. I really enjoyed these wines. A unique experience.”
P. NUSSWITZ
Best sommelier of France 1986
“I didn’t expect to find so many wines to keep. They assert their Mediterranean character and weren’t trying to deceive.“
Éric RIEWER
Journalist, expert wine consultant at FICOFI
“There was a real consistency across vintages, between sugar and acidity. Very precise flavors, the wines are superb.“
Sylvie TONNAIRE
Chief editor at Terre de Vins Magazine
“The first 3 vintages are completely rich, unctuous, complex and seductive. Lots of deliciousness. A pleasure linked to exploration.“
Franco ZILIANI
Journalist and bloger
“It was a truly exciting and extraordinary tasting that confirmed the incredible ageing potential of the wines from this estate.“
Yaïr TABOR
Member of the writing team at Le Rouge et le Blanc
“The main grape varieties balance out and the dominant ones fade over time to let the terroir ‘speak’.“
Cathy SOON
Journalist at Midi Libre
“Youthful, white flower aromas, energy and vivacity that glide over licorice. I really enjoyed this complexity.“
Rupert MILLAR
Journalist at The Drinks Business
“These are full-bodied wines, but with lots of freshness, lots of complexity, certainly gourmet wines. “
Richard NEVILLE
Jancis Robinson
“I don’t think I’ve ever tasted a Languedoc wine quite like it. I must congratulate you on creating a wine that has the ability to please everyone and every taste. “
Hervé LALAU
In Vino Véritas journalist & Les 5 du vin website co-founder
“If the exercise was to prove that there’s aging potential for me, it’s been proven. It was really a beautiful meeting.“
Matsuura TOSHIO
Journalist at revue Wands
“It was a truly exceptional experience. All the bottles were very young, incredible, very complex. Everything was clean, everything was pure, it was incredible.“
