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    This document discusses the aging characteristics of Daumas Gassac wines over time. It identifies five periods in the life of these wines: 1) Wine in Fruit from 1 year old, 2) Youth from 3-7 years old, 3) Maturity from 7-14 years old, 4) Plenitude from 14-21 years old, and 5) Dreams beyond 21 years old. It notes that these wines can age well for decades if stored in a cool cellar, but may not age as well in a warmer cellar. It also emphasizes that the character of a wine can vary between bottles of the same vintage.

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    This document discusses the aging characteristics of Daumas Gassac wines over time. It identifies five periods in the life of these wines: 1) Wine in Fruit from 1 year old, 2) Youth from 3-7 years old, 3) Maturity from 7-14 years old, 4) Plenitude from 14-21 years old, and 5) Dreams beyond 21 years old. It notes that these wines can age well for decades if stored in a cool cellar, but may not age as well in a warmer cellar. It also emphasizes that the character of a wine can vary between bottles of the same vintage.

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    TA5TING OF RED January 2006

    A GREAT VIN DE GARDE DELICIOU5 FROM THE


    VERY FIR5T YEAR
    80 % uncIoned Cabernel Sauvignon. Origin Medoc 1910


    II ynur cc!!ar is cnn! (12-16 C) ynu can kccp ynur Daumas Gassac ycars aItcr ycars, awarc that thc
    rangc nI arnmas cvn!vcs nvcr timc.

    II ynur cc!!ar is nnt cnn! cnnugh, sn thcrc arc chanccs that thc winc may nnt agc wc!!, dn nnt
    hcsitatc tn cnjny ynur Daumas Gassac straight aItcr thcir making at 2, 3 nr 5 ycars n!d !

    In that casc, scrvc it at thc right tcmpcraturc: 18/19C, prcIcrab!y in a !argc ba!!nnn g!ass. Makc
    surc tn npcn ynur bntt!c thrcc tn Inur hnurs bcInrchand, but a!ways put thc cnrk back nn thc
    bntt!c. Bcttcr sti!!, pnur thc winc intn a dccantcr, as it hc!ps it cxprcssing its cnmp!cxity. But again
    dn put thc stnppcr back nn thc dccantcr.


    THI IIVI LIVIS OI THI GRIAT DAUMAS GASSAC WINIS

    Thc pcrind nI Winc in Fruit: il can be lasled as of lhe 1sl Aulumn foIIoving ils bollIing.
    This is lhe firsl gIimpse of lhe vine lo come.

    Thc pcrind nI Ynuth: vilh ils crisp fruil and lannins in lhe fore. Thal period Iasls for 3 lo
    7 years. Il is deIicious and invigoraling. Young, il shouId be lasled youlhfuIIy !

    Thc pcrind nI Maturity: here lhe veIvely fIavour of lhe lannins appears, and lhe fruil
    fades. Thal period slrelches from 7 lo 14 years. Il is lhe lime vhen lhe vine reveaIs ils fuII
    compIexily.

    Thc pcrind nI P!cnitudc: belveen 14 and 21 years of age. The fruily fIavours disappear
    and Ieave pIace lo lhe lerliary aromas, in vhich hinls of dried roses, voodIand moss, lruffIes and
    game may appear !

    Thc pcrind nI Drcams: beyond 21 years of age, mosl Daumas Gassac vinlages, vhen kepl
    in a cooI ceIIar vilh a good hygromelry, conlinue lo malure reveaIing fIavours of dreams and magic.
    A lreasure for grandsons lo discover in granddad's ceIIar !


    To concIude: Bc awarc that thcrc arc nn absn!utc grcat Wincs ! Thcrc arc nn!y grcat bntt!cs ! Such
    as lhose you may discover in a momenl of peace, caIm and eager expeclalion. Annthcr bntt!c nI thc
    samc vintagc wnn't bc thc samc. Remember lhal aII lhe five periods in lhe Iife of a Iong-keeping
    vine are shaped for our pIeasure by lhe magic of nalure. e keen lo discover lhose five faces, keeping
    in mind lhal lhey are never lhe same eilher from one vinlage lo anolher or one bollIe lo anolher.
    Lasl bul nol Ieasl, pIease keep in mind lhal Daumas Gassac grovs lhe Cabernel Sauvignon of Medoc
    in thc strain that was bcInrc wnr!d war nnc, that is unc!nncd, such as produced lhe hisloricaI
    vinlages of lhe beginning of lhe Iasl cenlury . Daumas Gassac, a vine from yesleryear !

    The ,
    Vronique, Aim, Samuel & Roman GUIBERT

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