Mas de Daumas Gassac Estate Red 2000

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Winery:

Mas de Daumas Gassac

Varietal:

Syrah

Region:

France > Languedoc et Roussillon > Languedoc

Type:

Red Wine

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What to Expect

Syrah: One of the few grapes to really be a global success. Syrah combines a meaty core of ripe berry fruit with tones that range from herbal to peppery in a package that tends to be medium bodied with good acidity and softer tannins. With age the wines can gain lovely leathery and black olive notes that make them a great match for savory and gamy dishes.

Winemakers Notes

Exquisite and sublimely subtle wines that are unique for a variety of reasons. Firstly, the terroir is exceptional, the vines growing on a deep, well-drained soil formed by glacial deposits. Secondly, the upper Gassac valley has a cool microclimate that allows a longer growing season. Thirdly, the vineyards have been created in small plots or clearings surrounded by forest and garrigue. The wines consequently soak up the fragrances of the surrounding plant life of laurel, thyme, rosemary, lavender, arbutus, fennel, wild mint and lentisque. Fourthly, Daumas Gassac embraces an organic read more...culture, eschewing chemical fertilizers, using only natural dung compost as well as tree and straw cuttings. Fifthly, yields are low (35hl/ha), allowing the wine to express the terroir more than the grape variety & the vines are manually harvested. The vinification for the red wines is similar to that in Medoc; long fermentation (three weeks), ageing in wooden casks, light fining with egg whites and no filtering. The vineyard for the red wine is situated on a 40 hectare hill in the heart of the property and is planted with 80% of old Cabernet Sauvignon grafted onto root-stock R110 and 41B. The remaining 20% of vines are composed of 10 complementary grape varieties: Cot from Cahors, Merlot from Pomerol, Cab Franc from the Val de Loire, Syrah from Cote-Rotie, Tannat from Madiran, Pinot from Burgundy, Nebbiolo from Piedmont, Grenache from the Languedoc, Tempranillo from Navarre, Voskehat and Kontorni from Armenia, Salte from Syria as well as the small (very small) presence of ancient grape varieties from Georgia. This red is complex exhibiting a fantastic bouquet of crushed blackberries and mulberries along with an array of smoky-leathery notes and a silky finish you can taste for several minutes. It is no exaggeration to suggest that this wine outperforms many first and second growth clarets. It is said that the red wines of Gassac begin precociously; despite the powerful tannins, the elegance of the fruit certainly makes them a pleasure to drink in the first year or so after release. Then, as with any great wine, comes a period of dormancy, perhaps three to five years, whilst the wine settles, matures and evolves. As anyone who has tasted verticals of the Gassac reds back to the 80s will attest, these wines have magnificent ageing potential and not only is the structure and balance evident, but the garrigue flavours become more pronounced, amply demonstrating that the wines truly are the product of their unique natural environment.    (hide)

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