Community Tasting Notes 14

• kostaslonis wrote:

  March 20, 2024 - Tasting Ground official tasting, Mas de Daumas Gassac part 2, red wine (Oinoscent): Vinification: Classic Medoc vinification – long fermentation and maceration (20 days at least) in stainless steel tank – no filtration.
  Maturation 12 to 15 months in oak barrel (1 to 7 years old barrels)
  Harvest dates: (hand-picked) 14 September – 28 September
  Grape varieties:
  – 76% Cabernet Sauvignon,
  – 6% Cabernet Franc,
  – 5% Merlot,
  – 4% Petit Verdot,
  – 3% Pinot Noir,
  – 2% Malbec,
  – 4% rare grape varities : Tannat, Abouriou (France), Nielluccio, Montepulciano (Italie), Saperavi (Géorgie), Carménère (France), Tempranillo (Espagne).
  Yield: 27 hl/ha.
  Alc.: 14% Vol.
  Total acidity: 3.12
  pH: 3,59
  Residual sugar: 5.9g.
  Average vine age 42yo
  1 hour open before tasting, no decant
  -/-
  Reserved at first, fresh black fruit floral notes, fine oak frame.
  Palate is juicy, showing black fruit, a tad warm, edgy tannins, maybe a bit green, youthful but also angular, med to full body, long finish.
  -//-
  As it turns out, this was the one preferred by most, they said the wine changed quite a lot later on.

  Comment

• PT insurgent wrote:

  January 15, 2024 - Really young and fruity. Drinking a lot like a Washington State Cab Sauv right now, feels very extracted.

  Comment

• Stephen Webb wrote: 91 points

  December 4, 2023 - Deep ruby. Dense, BlackBerry, black cherry, prune. Core of acidity. Rustic. Tannins firm but not overpowering. Long. Still young.

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• Xavier Auerbach wrote: 93 points

  November 12, 2023 - A magnificent Mas de Daumas Gassac vertical from the private cellars of Allard Jakobs (Restaurant Sinck, Amsterdam, NL): Magnum. Deeper and more brooding than the 2019, very tannic at the moment, good charge of ripe and creamy fruit, real power and persistence, floral lift on the finish, a very successful vintage. Good career.

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• Zweder wrote: 91 points

  January 19, 2023 - The bouquet is still locked and a bit rustic. On the palate dark berries and plums, firm acidity and sticky tannin, mouth filling, full bodied and focused, drying in the finish. Probably needs another 10 – 15 years in the bottle to show what it really has in store. 90 – 92+ for now.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2018
• Type Red
• Producer Mas de Daumas Gassac
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Languedoc Roussillon
• SubRegion Languedoc
• Appellation Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
• UPC Code 898981000016

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• Pending Delivery 25 (4%)
• In Cellars 540 (79%)
• Consumed 115 (17%)

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