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The 2007 vintage shows a fabulous brilliance of aromas and flavours thanks to a winemaker who has the modesty to obey nature and understand its message!
– 32% Viognier (origin of the vine: Georges Vernay – Condrieu).
– 29% Petit Manseng (origin des bois : Charles Hours – Béarn).
– 21% Chardonnay.
– 4% 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).
2007 would have been a special year; dry and warm, followed by strangely cool weather still with no rain, means it will be a mineral vintage, elegant, a vintage that owes more to the earth than the sky, a great vintage of the Terroir.
Skin maceration for 5 to 7 days, fermentation in stainless steel tank.
For Daumas Gassac, 2007 meant harvesting at one hundred days from half-bloom, instead of the traditional one hundred and twelve days, which have marked ripeness for many years; a real evolution that has astonished people outside the agricultural world.
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.
