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VINTAGE 2021
n°36
VINTAGE 2021
n°36

Technical sheet

GRAPE VARIETIES:

– 31% Viognier (origin of the vine: Georges Vernay – Condrieu).
– 23% Petit Manseng (origin of the vine: Charles Hours – Béarn).
– 13% Chardonnay (origin of the vine: Comtes Lafon).
– 5% Chenin Blanc (origin of the vine: Domaine Huet – Vouvray).
– 28% rare varieties: Marsanne, Roussanne, Petit Courbu, Muscat Petit grain, Muscat d’Alexandrie, Gros Manseng, Semillon (France), Fiano (Italie).

CLIMATE:

2021 was characterized by a cold winter, ending with a severe frost in April, which affected many of France’s vineyards. Between 31 March and 16 April, the temperature in the valley dropped to -5°C on several occasions, partially destroying the potential harvest.

Dénomination:
IGP St Guilhem-le-Désert - Cité d'Aniane
HARVEST:
100% Manual
HARVEST DATES:
9 September – 12 September (4 days)
Vinification:

Skin maceration for 5 to 7 days, fermentation in stainless steel vat.

TYPE OF SOIL:
White Lutecian Limestone
Âges moyen des vignes
36 years old.
MATURING:
2- 4 months in stainless steel tank
Ph:
3.36
TOTAL ACIDITY:
3.87
Residual sugar:
5.9 g
YIELD:
25 hl/ha.
ALCOHOL BY VOL.:
13.5 % Vol.

HARVEST

All the white grape varieties were harvested in 4 days. Mas de Daumas Gassac Blanc 2021 was produced in the smallest quantities since the property was created! We lost 50% of the harvest with the frost.

TASTING HINTS

Best if served between 11°C and 12°C.

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.

To be drunk young (in the first 18 months) to appreciate its magnificent minerality and very complex fruit aromas. Alternatively, to be kept at least from 4 to 12 years to discover a very rich wine with notes of honey and crystallized fruits.
Delicious by itself as an aperitif or with oysters, foie gras or any grilled fish.
A truly unique experience!

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.

 

 

Mas de Daumas Gassac
Haute Vallée du Gassac – 34150 ANIANE
contact@daumas-gassac.com |  04.67.57.71.28

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