Mas de Daumas Gassac is often described as the first growth of the Languedoc, one of greatest wine estates of France, but it wasn't so 40 years ago...

The Guibert family moved to the Languedoc in the 1970s and started planting vines soon after with cuttings from famous Bordeaux properties. This decision was made after a visit from a Professor Enjalbert who, after only a day walking round the domaine, told the family: "It’s quite possible to make a Grand Cru here." The Guibert's haven't looked back since.

As early as 1982, the influential wine magazine, Gault Millau, described the estate as the Languedoc's Chateau Lafite and the famous oenologist Emile Peynaud when asked why he was working with a lowly unknown estate said: "I have advised the greatest producers in France but have never been lucky enough to be present at the birth of a grand cru."

This rare gem of a wine is at its majestic best now but has the body and staying power to remain at its peak for another 8-10 years at least.

“Fabulous wine, with loads of currant, wild berry, vanilla and tobacco character. Full-bodied and a massive, but with a refined tannin structure.” Wine Spectator