Wine "Moulin De Gassac" Classic Rouge, 2017
Tasting Notes
Wine a brilliant ruby red color.
Rounded, flexible, beverage wine has a pleasant fruity taste with soft tannins and peppery nuances on the finish. The finish is elegant and balanced.
The elegant bouquet is dominated by expressive and generous aromas of ripe red fruits, complemented by light nuances of pepper.
Wine harmoniously complement red meat, pork, roast beef, grilled meats, cold meats, aged cheeses.
Interesting Facts
Red wine "Moulin De Gassac" Classic is a blend of grape varieties Syrah (45%), Carignano (30%), Mourvèdre (15%) and Grenache (10%), grown on the ancient Languedoc vineyard on limestone slopes appellasona Pays d'Herault . Vinification is 5-7-day maceration and subsequent fermentation under controlled temperature conditions at 28-33 ° C. Extract flowed in steel tanks for 5-6 months.
Appellason Pays d'Herault located on the southern coast of France. Extensive area appellasona covers territory from the Cévennes mountains and ending plains on the Mediterranean coast. Most vineyards situated on the lower slopes of the hills and coastal plains. This is a very productive region, which is home to many famous French wines. Proximity to the sea causes mild winter, rainy spring and autumn, but mostly hot summer, which contributes to the outstanding ripening of grapes. Fresh sea breeze passes through the vineyards, grape cooling and slowing its maturation. Excellent adapted to the local climate and soil of both white and red grape varieties in the future, become the basis of excellent wines with generous fruit aroma and soft, juicy, fresh taste.
Winery "Mas de Gassak House" - well-known manufacturers of local wines (vin de pays), which brought fame to its eponymous province of Languedoc wine "Mas de Daumas Gassac". Despite the fact that the wine does not belong to any official appellasonu, it was honored to be called "one of the 10 best wines in the world" (Michael Broadbent), the only "Grand Cru of the South of France" (Hugh Johnson), "Lafitte Languedoc" ( authoritative restaurant guide Gault Millau) and just "exceptional wine" (R. Parker).
Homestead "Mas de Daumas Gassac" acquired ownership Paris Glover Em Guibert (Aime Guibert), never planned to engage in winemaking, while on his plot of land did not find rocky soil (garrigue) with a layer of ice underneath, ideal for the cultivation of grapes. Releasing wines under the designation "vin de pays", wine makers get a lot of room for innovation and experimentation with wines. This is the way the road was the successful owner of the estate "Mas de Daumas Gassac".
"Every morning I go out on the street and say," Long live the nature! And they went to hell with new technology! "They call me an anarchist, but in fact I work as peasants used to work. I give and put those grape varieties, which I really needed so my bottle of wine can consist of 20 very different grape varieties "- Um Guibert. Ema on unique vineyards Guibert grown varieties Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot from Côte de Pomerol, Syrah from the Cote Rotie, Salt Syria, Pinot from Burgundy and even Contorno, Voskehat and Saperavi from Armenia. Also on the ancient vineyard cultivated varieties, planted in 1914 in the forest vineyards.
