Mas de Daumas Gassac, Blanc, 2024 GIRBONCHAMP and the Village Cabernet Sauvignon

and the Village Cabernet Sauvignon perfectly reflects this philosophy

hands-on production

Sixty percent of the fruit was fermented as whole grapes

The 2023 is fresh for Malbec — less extracted than a typical Mendoza bottling

Farmed organically and vinified with extreme care

Mas de Daumas Gassac, Blanc, 2024 GIRBONCHAMP and the Village Cabernet SauvignonThe estate that proved the Languedoc could rival Bordeaux and Burgundy makes a white as singular as its famous red. Mas de Daumas Gassac sits high in a wild valley near Aniane in the Herault, where Aime Guibert planted vines in 1971 on glacial limestone soils a Bordeaux geologist likened to the Cote d'Or. The Blanc is an unoaked, exuberantly aromatic blend built around Viognier with Petit Manseng, Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay and a handful of rare