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“Brilliant color, finesse, freshness, beautiful acidity, incredible fruit” are the words of the winemaker… On an analytical and even gustatory level, we’re on the basics of a 2009 vintage, very gourmand, with freshness and fatness, a real delight.
A great vintage, this 2013 white!
– 29% Viognier (origin of the vine: Georges Vernay – Condrieu).
– 24% Chardonnay.
– 21% Petit Manseng (origin of the vine: Charles Hours – Béarn).
– 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).
A humid and rainy winter and spring, slowing down the vegetation. Flowering from 6TH June. Dry summer with moderate heat. Perfect for the vine, slow and long ripening, the grapes took their time to ripen, giving high quality fruits.
Skin maceration for 5 to 7 days, fermentation in stainless steel tank.
Beautiful hot and dry weather, late hand picking due to late ripening. Maceration for 6 days followed by calm, regular fermentation.
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.
