2020 Guilhem Moulin d'Gassac Rouge
Regular price $12.98
50% Syrah, 30% Grenache, 20% Carignan. Deep, brilliant red. Vinous, complex aromas, with hints of red berries (cherry, blackberry, strawberry) and spice. Opens soft and fruity with gentle tannins. Delicate and sophisticated. Long and smooth; a touch rustic reflecting its terroir.
91 James Suckling - A fruity nose of cassis, cherries, crushed strawberries, dried herbs and spice-box. Some olive and salty undertones. Medium body with fine tannins and fresh acidity. Bright and juicy with a supple, savory finish. Syrah, grenache and carignan.
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In the early 1990s, the Guibert family set themselves a new challenge: the creation of a new range of approachable wines in the same Gassac philosophy, leading to the discovery of the exceptional Villeveyrac “amphitheatre” site.
This led to a long and fruitful partnership between Mas de Daumas Gassac and the winegrowers from this terroir. The first wines were produced in 1991, the result of a plot-by-plot selection from thirty local winegrowers. The Moulin de Gassac range was born in 1991, with the Mas de Daumas Gassac’s hallmark and Guibert’ signature.
For more than 30 years this authentic approach, with daily involvement, has inspired us in an ongoing quest to obtain the best possible quality from these vineyards. Now covering an area of 250 hectares, all the plots are subject to a rigorous set of specifications: terroir based plots selection, low yields, specific tanks for plots vinifications, 100% of the vineyard run with insect sexual confusion (a bio approach to stop all other treatments),… Two agronomists engineers from Mas de Daumas Gassac – in charge of the SAS Moulin de Gassac wines – are present on site throughout the year. They are the guarantee of the respect of the Gassac philosophy and savoir-faire. The grapes are rigorously selected by our team are therefore harvested at perfect maturity, the winemaking and ageing is managed by us.
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Vintage Wine Merchants
377 Santana Row, Suite 1135
San Jose, CA 95128
408-260-1115
