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The white grand vin has an incredible finesse, ranging from citrus flavours to a tropical symphony, and with an innate richness that comes from the white flesh that has been perfectly ripened and turned golden in the sun.
A quartet reigns supreme, consisting of Petit Manseng, which gives structure and a chalky minerality to the finish, Chenin, ensuring an overall smoothness, Chardonnay bringing full-bodied curves, and Viognier, adding a hazelnutty creaminess.
– 35% Viognier (origin of the vine: Georges Vernay – Condrieu).
– 22% Petit Manseng (origin of the vine: Charles Hours – Béarn).
– 16% Chardonnay (origin of the vine: Comtes Lafon).
– 10% Chenin Blanc (origin of the vine: Domaine Huet – Vouvray).
– 17% rare grape varieties : Marsanne, Roussanne, Petit Courbu, Muscat Petit grain, Muscat d’Alexandrie, Gros Manseng, Semillon (France), Fiano (Italie).
First a wet winter with one of the biggest snow fall ever seen, then the rain kept on falling until the beginning of summer. Within the first 6 months of the year, our total volume of 2017 rainfall was reached! Summer came has a blessing with a perfect weather: dry and very sunny. Deciding on when to start the harvest has never been this hard due to the impact of the year climate.
Skin maceration for 5 to 7 days, fermentation in stainless steel tank.
2018, AN HISTORICALLY LONG HARVEST PERIOD!
The domaine’s 41st harvest began on Monday 3 September and ended on Friday 28 September 2018. 19 days of picking for 50 ha of vines spread over 30 plots. This year, 50 pickers, aged from 16 to 75 years-old, worked over a period of nearly four weeks. Coming from China, Japan, the Comoros, England, Austria, Argentina, Romania, Belgium, Poland, the Czech Republic, the United States and France- we welcomed students and retirees, but there are also people who take a holiday specifically to participate to this special occasion! The rest of the year, they are photographers, physiotherapists, garage mechanics, journalists, sommeliers, lawyers, caregivers, musicians, actors, oenologists, agronomists….
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.
