Mas de Daumas Gassac Rouge 2012

Hidden inside a strong flight of appellation wines costing between €20 and €30 was Languedoc’s most celebrated IGP, the 2012 Mas de Daumas Gassac. It showed well, coming a very close third to the 2012 Combariolles of Mas Cal Demoura (see below) and that Grenadière from Mas Brugière, and confirming my view that the new Guibert generation - Samuel, Roman, Gaël and Basile -- are doing a fine job in bringing more density, expressive force and overall excitement to this wine than it had a decade ago. It seemed effortlessly Languedocien, too, not a Bordelais in exile; the Cabernet component brought nobility of flavour to what has to be the strangest varietal blend in France.

Score: -

Decanter, Decanter.com 02 March 2015

Pepper and spice and dark fruit and really peppery on the palate. Tannins are already fluid with freshness and elegance and pulling in to some fine tannins in the finish. Refined.

Score: 16 - 17

Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2016-2022 19 November 2013