Mas de Daumas Gassac red 2023
Technical sheet written by the domaine:
The Mas de Daumas Gassac red 2023 is well-born - this beautiful hot and dry summer allowed for very nice maturity with a lower quantity of juice, due to the concentration in the berries. The fermentations proceed quickly, as does the malolactic fermentation. The last grapes were pressed after three weeks of maceration. By the end of October, the 2023 vintage is ready to enter its next stage, aging, a critical phase during which the wine will refine for nearly two years, first in carefully selected Burgundy barrels for the vintage, then in bottle in our underground cellars.
Power, finesse, elegance are the words that immediately come to mind at the first tasting.
The color is an intense purple with deep reflections.
At just under half of its aging, the red 2023 explodes on the palate; the symphony of grape varieties that make up Daumas Gassac delivers a majestic complexity.
The approach is marked by notes of mocha, blackcurrant, cocoa, giving way to a great harmony on the palate, marked by very elegant tannins that are all finesse.
The finish is velvety, powerful, and creamy!
The winemaker can see it: here is a vintage of great nobility, shaped by climatic conditions but especially by this "magical" terroir of our beautiful wild valley of Gassac
Designation: IGP St Guilhem-le-Désert – Cité d'Aniane.
Harvest date: (manual harvest) September 5–26, 2022 (8 days).
Grape varieties:
- 75% Cabernet Sauvignon
- 5% Merlot,
- 2% Cabernet Franc,
- 2% Petit Verdot,
- 5% Pinot Noir,
- 4% Tannat,
- 7% rare varieties: Nielluccio, Montepulciano (Italy), Saperavi (Georgia), Carménère (Chile), Tempranillo (Spain), Abouriou (France).
Average age of the vines: 43 years.
Yields: 35 hl/ha.
Alcohol content: 14% Vol.
Total acidity: 3.53.
pH: 3.62
Folin (richness of tannins): 55
Climatic conditions : The year is mainly marked by strong drought with -30% water compared to the average. In retrospect, we experienced a dry autumn, a mild winter, small regular rains throughout the spring, culminating in a very dry summer with only 20mm of water in July and August!
Thanks to the micro-climate and the care given to the vines by our teams, the berries benefited from a slow and healthy ripening despite the drought and the heatwave that occurred a week before the harvest.
Tasting: Best enjoyed young (within 7 years) to appreciate its superb fruit aromas.
Then drink at maturity (from 7 to 14 years) or keep for many years (15 - 20 years and more) to appreciate its characteristics as a great aging wine. Pairs wonderfully with red meats (especially lamb), game, and cheeses. Unforgettable if well decanted in advance, at least 3 or 4 hours before serving!
MAS de DAUMAS GASSAC Red: A wine for very long aging, which can be enjoyed on the fruit in the first five years, exquisite at seven years, breathtaking after twenty years.
To fully enjoy the fabulous potential of a Daumas Gassac Red: open and decant 2 to 4 hours in advance, cork on the decanter, let it breathe for half a day at room temperature, serve at 18°-19°C. For older vintages, it is preferable not to decant too far in advance.
The great vintages MAS DE DAUMAS GASSAC Red and White come exclusively from the terroirs of the high valley of Gassac: 40 hectares of vineyards planted in small clearings (about fifty, each half to one hectare), surrounded by the 1,500 hectares of the magnificent garrigue forest of Aniane. On unique terroirs of gravel and glacial dust for the red and Lutetian limestone for the white, which have never received the deadly action of modern chemical fertilizers, nearly forty non-cloned grape varieties have been planted since 1971 by the Guibert family. Respect for life and the search for the natural expression of the terroir of the valley of Gassac, resulting in low yields, characterize the spirit of Daumas Gassac wines. Living wines with immense aromatic potential! These two Grand Crus have gained worldwide recognition since their creation.
English
Français
