Wine Region: Languedoc Roussillon - France
Grape: 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Pinot Noir, 2% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot, 2% Tannat, 2% Cabernet Franc, and 3% rare varieties.
Tasting notes:Deep, dark, ruby-red in color. The aromas are of raspberry & mulberry fruit. The palate shows a vivid, spicy raspberry & redcurrant fruit that is lifted by lovely freshness. The mid-palate displays spicy raspberry & loganberry fruit with sweet-licorice notes. The fine structure includes cedary oak with lovely, exotic cinnamon & ginger spice touches at the finish. The flavors last so well.
Expert Ratings:
James Suckling 94/100
Dark berries, leather, pencil lead, roasted meat, dried herbs, bell peppers, cumin, bay leaves and some stones. It’s medium-bodied with fine tannins and crisp acidity, yet it has more intensity to deliver on the mid-palate. It’s poised with a restrained power. Harmonious and agile with great balance and vitality. Long, crunchy and developing finish.Try after 2026
Nicolas Greinacher, Vinous 90/100
The elegant 2021 Rouge offers discrete raspberry and violet alongside rustic and leafy undertones. Sporting less flavour concentration and overall intensity compared to the surrounding vintages, 2021 is a delicate and laid-back Mas de Daumas Gassac that shouldn’t take too long to come around.Drink 2027 - 2038
About the Winery:Mas de Daumas Gassac has an important place in the history of French wine. Founded by Aime and Veronique Guibert, they showed the world that serious wines could be made in Languedoc, which at that time was fully given to plonk production. Lots of plonk is still made in this enormous region, but in the wake of Daumas Gassac a sizable band of quality producers have emerged.
The 40 hectare vineyard is based on a historic ‘terroir’ that was rediscovered in the 1970s by Henry Enjalbert, a professor of geography. Visiting the property, he was amazed by the potential of its limestone-based soils and moderate climate, and that encouraged owners Aimé and Véronique Guibert to plant a vineyard.
Today, winemaker Samuel Guibert and his four brothers each manage different aspects of the family business.
The valley, which benefits from the nearby sea and mountains, is dotted with a patchwork of small, forest-enclosed parcels that span over 40 different grape varieties. This rare and diverse assortment, dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon, make up the unique Gassac blends, often referred to as the Grand Crus of the Midi (South of France). The upper Gassac valley enjoys a cool microclimate, and vines have been planted in 50 small plots amidst the surrounding garrigue. Viticulture is organic.
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