2012 Mas de Daumas Gassac Rouge

Tasting notes:

Made with 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and aged for 12 to 15 months in used oak barrels and unfiltered. Aromas of red and black berry with hints of rose petal and truffles. Powerful yet refined, ample and generous on the palate with velvety tannins. It can be enjoyed after 3 years from the vintage and up to 25 years.

Producer description:

Founded by Véronique et Aimé Guibert, who fell in love with the property in the 1970s, this estate is planted with non-cloned Cabernet Sauvignon (as planted in the Medoc prior to 1914) alongside Malbec, Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir and Tannat. Helped by the expertise of oenologist Emile Peynaud, who consulted at Ch. Margaux, Haut-Brion and La Lagune, they gave birth to Mas de Daumas Gassac, which quickly gained fame and was referred to as the “Ch. Lafite of the Languedoc”. Today, their children run the estate. In a constant search to make authentic wines, they work all vines following biodynamic principle while keeping the yields as low as possible.