Tasting- Moulin de Gassac Blanc

Name: Moulin de Gassac Blanc
Variety: 40% Grenache, 30% Savignon Blanc  and  30% Claritte Blend
Region: Languedoc
Country: France
Year: 2011
Price: $10

Winery review: Variously described as "Lafite in the Languedoc" (Gault & Milau), "the only Grand Cru of the Midi" (Hugh Johnston) and "exceptional" (Robert Parker), Mas de Daumas Gassac has consistently been the Languedoc gold standard for the past four decades. The 80-hectare, organically farmed estate is located deep in the sultry Midi, but enjoys a temperate microclimate as a result of altitude, which gives the wines a lovely deftness of touch. Try with coconut fish curry, penne al pesto, seafood gratin or cheese souffle.

My review: The nose on this wine was tiny. However, I could detect small notes of coconut. The mid pallet was unremarkable and the finish was also very unnoticeable. I could have just been drinking coconut water. This is not a wine that I would bother buying.

I tried this wine without food.