Mas de Daumas Gassac

Mas de Daumas Gassac White 1987

The 1987 vintage, a rare and delicious wine.

Second vintage of Daumas Gassac Blanc. Still harvested, vinified, aged and bottled on the estate.

VINTAGE 1987
n°2
VINTAGE 1987
n°2

Technical sheet

GRAPE VARIETIES:

– 56% Viognier (origin of the vine: Georges Vernay – Condrieu).
– 18% Muscat Petit grain.
– 26% Chardonnay.

CLIMATE:

Frustrating weather all year, unusually heavy rainfall. Flowering between 20 and 30 June.

Dénomination:
Vin de Pays de l’Hérault.
HARVEST:
100% Manual
HARVEST DATES:
10 September – 11 September 1987 (2 days)
Vinification:

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

TYPE OF SOIL:
White Lutetian Limestone.
Âges moyen des vignes
4 years old.
MATURING:
2 – 4 months in stainless steel tank.
Ph:
3,20
TOTAL ACIDITY:
4,12
YIELD:
35 hl/ha
ALCOHOL BY VOL.:
12,70% Vol.

HARVEST

TASTING HINTS

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.

 

Tasting hints
– Serve around 10-12°C (51°F). Do not over chill.
– 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.

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

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The Mas de Daumas Gassac will close on Monday November 11 2024.

The cellar will be open on Saturday, November 9.

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*Closed on November 11*

The Mas de Daumas Gassac will close on Monday November 11 2024.

The cellar will be open on Saturday, November 9.

Thank you for your understanding.