Mas de Daumas Gassac, Rouge, 2023 SO050424_Saumur_Roundup David Hirsch planted his vineyard

David Hirsch planted his vineyard on the West Sonoma Coast in 1980—when no one believed fine wine could come from such a wild

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Mas de Daumas Gassac, Rouge, 2023 SO050424_Saumur_Roundup David Hirsch planted his vineyardThis is the wine that put the Languedoc on the fine wine map. From their estate near Aniane in the Herault, Aime Guibert and family set out to prove Southern France could make something to sit alongside the great crus, planting cuttings of Cabernet Sauvignon from Chateau Haut Brion and more on glacial limestone soils. The Rouge is famously made from a wild blend of up to 21 grapes each vintage, Cabernet dominant but laced with rarities, which gives it