2021 Mas de Daumas Gassac Red
Thanks to Mother Nature, the loss due to the frost led to an extraordinary concentration in the fruit.
Each vine managed to produce remarkable aromas and flavours in the few remaining berries!
The birth of a great vintage!
- Red glacial deposits and vines averaging 43 years: 84% uncloned Cabernet Sauvignon with eleven other varieties.
- Slow extraction and long maceration, then 12 to 15 months in one to seven year old barrels, unfiltered.
- Spring frosts to minus 5°C cut the crop and concentrated the fruit; decant and serve at 18°C.
- Vintage
- n°44
- Grape varieties
- Cabernet Sauvignon 84%, Pinot Noir 5%, Merlot 2%, Petit Verdot 2%, Tannat 2%, Cabernet Franc 2%, Rare varieties 3%: Nielluccio, Montepulciano (Italy), Saperavi (Georgia), Carménère (France), Tempranillo (Spain), Abouriou (France)
- Denomination
- IGP St Guilhem-le-Désert - Cité d'Aniane
- Harvest
- 100% Manual
- Type of soil
- Red Glacial deposits
- Average vine age
- 43 years old
- Maturing
- 12 to 15 months in oak barrel (1 to 7 years old barrels)
- pH
- 3.55
- Total acidity
- 3.35
- Yield
- 35 hl/ha
- Alcohol
- 13 % vol
- Folin
- 42
Vineyard
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 our wild valley dropped to -5°C on several occasions, partially destroying the potential harvest.
We then had a rainy summer, with about 40mm in July and another 40mm in August. The temperatures remained cool allowing a slow ripening, gathering complexity in the grapes that is typical of the greatest growth.
Winemaking
Vinification
Slow extraction, delicate pump-over and soft infusion vinification, long fermentation and maceration, no filtration.
Tasting Notes
Tasting hints
Serve between 18° and 19°C, preferably in a balloon glass.
Uncork three or four hours before serving, but put the cork back in the bottle.
Decanting wine is always a plus, to express its complexities. On a decanter, as on a bottle, replace the cork immediately after opening.
Enjoy young (within 3 years) to appreciate its superb fruit aromas. Then drink after its fifth year, or keep for many years (15-20) to appreciate its characteristics as a great wine for laying down.
Distributed in Australia by Principal Wine.