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VINTAGE 2009
n°24
VINTAGE 2009
n°24

Technical sheet

GRAPE VARIETIES:

– 29% Petit Manseng (origin of the vine: Charles Hours – Béarn).
– 28% Viognier (origin of the vine: Georges Vernay – Condrieu).
– 15% Chardonnay.
– 13% Chenin Blanc (origin of the vine: Domaine Huet – Vouvray).
– 15% variétés rares : Marsanne, Roussanne, Petit Courbu, Muscat Petit grain, Muscat d’Alexandrie, Gros Manseng, Semillon (France), Fiano (Italie).

CLIMATE:

Ideal spring with regular rainfall bringing enough reserve for the plants. The vigneron expected a late harvest mid-September, following a flowering around end of May.

Dénomination:
IGP St Guilhem-le-Désert – Cité d’Aniane.
HARVEST:
100% Manual.
HARVEST DATES:
3 September – 9 September 2009 (7 days).
Vinification:

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

TYPE OF SOIL:
White Lutetian Limestone.
Âges moyen des vignes
26 years old.
MATURING:
2 – 4 months in stainless steel tank.
Ph:
3,24
TOTAL ACIDITY:
3.91
Residual sugar:
11g
YIELD:
30 hl/ha
ALCOHOL BY VOL.:
13,40% Vol.

HARVEST

“Once again this year, I’m delighted to receive from our small vines in the clearings of the great Arboussas forest, a singular and delicious cru, the product of wild nature and a terroir expressing itself magnificently.” Aimé GUIBERT

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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