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Those who love colorful, full-textured wines, wines that grow in beauty and flavor under the magic wand of the years, can rejoice.
– 38% Chardonnay.
– 27% Petit Manseng (origin of the vine: Charles Hours – Béarn).
– 18% Viognier (origin of the vine: Georges Vernay – Condrieu).
– 17% rare grape varieties: Chenin Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne, Petit Courbu, Muscat Petit grain, Muscat d’Alexandrie, Gros Manseng, Semillon (France).
2001 started brilliantly, splendid flowering and budding a fortnight early; pretty regular rain during the first quarter until the end of July. The north wind started blowing in mid-August not falling until 20 September. Six weeks of wind gusting down from the north concentrated the juices, sugar and aromas.
Skin maceration for 5 to 7 days, fermentation in stainless steel tank.
Thanks to the genius of the north wind, a small harvest but one of enormous concentration, reminiscent of the 1980 and 1982 vintages!
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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* SIGN UP FOR 2025 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.
