Moulin de Gassac, "Albaran"

Interesting facts

A wonderful red wine Moulin De Gassac "Albaran" belonging to the category of Vin de Pays (VdP), made from grape varieties Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. The Syrah vines are planted on limestone hills, and Cabernet Sauvignon grown on sandy calcareous marl soils. Harvested by hand and mechanical methods. Vinification each variety is produced separately from each other. Cabernet Sauvignon for 20 days undergoes a slow maceration at 28 to 33°C. the Grapes are Syrah is Carbo-maceration in stainless steel tanks for 8-10 days. Aging Cabernet Sauvignon is 8-9 months in oak barrels. The wine is bottled without prior filtration. Winery Mas de Gassac House — known manufacturers of local wine (vin de pays), which brought fame to the province of Languedoc for the homonymous wine "of Mas de Daumas Gassac". Despite the fact that this wine does not pertain to the official appellation, 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), "the Lafite of the Languedoc" (authoritative restaurant guide Gault Millau), or simply "exceptional wine" (R. Parker). The estate "Mas de Daumas Gassac" acquired Paris glove maker, Um Guibert (Guibert Aime), never planned to take wine, until his plot not found garrigou the ground with an ice layer 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 path was the road of the success of the owner of the estate "Mas de Daumas Gassac". "Every morning I go outside and say, "long live the nature! And fuck you new technology!" Call me an anarchist, but I actually work as peasants used to work. I give and put those grapes, which I really needed, so my bottle of wine can consist of 20 different grape varieties" — Um Guibert. On the unique vineyards Aime Guibert cultivated varieties Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, côte de Merlot from Pomerol, Syrah from côte rôtie, Salt from Syria, Pinot from Burgundy, and even Contorni, Voskehat and Saperavi from Armenia. Also, on the ancient vineyard cultivated varieties, planted in 1914 in the forest vineyards.

Tasting Characteristics

Wine of intense red color.
Delightful bouquet of the wine created a wonderful combination of aromas of candied black currant, preserved in alcohol fruits, nuts, vanilla and other spices.
Fine wine with good structure and excellent balance with a warm, rounded palate with silky tannins. Among the dominant notes of red fruit felt notes of toasted bread.
This wine should be opened an hour before drinking or decant. Albaran perfectly matched with roast pork, dishes of beef and lamb. It is served with pate, game, ham, mushrooms, chicken, goat and blue cheeses.