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“Rare” is the adjective that best characterizes this 2017 vintage, due to the low quantities harvested.
Notes of citrus, apricot and honey come through, giving a feeling of beautiful power and great freshness with perfect balance.
– 21% Viognier (origin of the vine: Georges Vernay – Condrieu).
– 33% Petit Manseng (origin of the vine: Charles Hours – Béarn).
– 20% Chardonnay (origin of the vine: Comtes Lafon).
– 12% 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).
Thanks to plenty of rain during the first half of the year, and a magnificient dry, sunny summer, the vines hardly suffered any water stress. Conditions were optimal for perfectly ripe grapes. Cool nights and fairly warm days accompanied us throughout the harvest, it had a distinctly autumnal feel!
Skin maceration for 5 to 7 days, fermentation in stainless steel tank.
All the grape varieties that go into the Mas de Daumas Gassac White blend were picked over five days. The quality of the harvest was perfect! This is one of the earliest harvest in 40 years!
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.
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.
