Mas de Daumas Gassac Rouge 2018/2019, Pays d'Hérault44. 95 per bottle A Lafite in Languedoc Gault & Millau One of the 10 best wines in the world Michael Broadbent MW ABV 13. 5% GRAPE BLEND: 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot, 2% Malbec, 2% Pinot Noir, 4% other rare varieties. SUSTAINABLE ORGANIC BIODYNAMIC: Daumas Gassac embraces an organic culture, eschewing chemical fertilizers in favour of natural dung compost as well as tree and straw cuttings. SUITABLE FOR

It comes from one of the few biodynamic vineyards in Bordeaux

Seductive on the nose with herbaceous aromas of acacia and ripe

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The reds are made from Cabernet Sauvignon

he was also responsible for sourcing wines on the Right Bank for blending into the Moueix range of house wines and private labels

Pairings based on saffron

Merlot dominated blend

Gold Award & 93pts

80 miles (130km) to the east

This is the most elegant of the three Rothschild Champagnes

"Full body

mineral-soaked fruit that just gets more and more intense in the glass