IntoWine TV: Episode 18 - 2001 Mas de Daumas Gassac Red

In this episode of IntoWineTV, host Lisa Kolenda and wine experts Bartholomew Broadbent, Michael Broadbent, and Chris Tavelli convene at Yield Wine Bar, San Francisco's only "green" wine bar, to taste and discuss 24 different organic wines under $30 from across the globe. Theme: Organic and "Green" Wines under $30 Wine: 2001 Mas de Daumas Gassac ($16). Notes - Daumas Gassac brought new ideas to the Languedoc by farming organically, using low-yielding old clone vines and planting a mulitiude of grape varieties to build complexity in their wines. The French magazine Gault-Milau called Daumas Gassac ?Lafite Rothchild of the Languedoc-Roussillon? while the London Times argued that it tasted like a ?Latour?; Hugh Johnson called it ?the only Grand Cru of the Midi?, Michael Broadbent wrote ?One of the ten best wines in the world? and Robert Parker, Jr. calimed it to be ?Exceptional? and ?One of the most remarkable non-appelation wines of France.? The Wine sSpectator?s 1994 article on this region concluded, ?Only four wines rated outstanding, and they are all from the same producer ? Mas de Daumas Gassac, the undisputed star of the Languedoc-Roussillon. Experts: Bartholomew Broadbent, CEO of Broadbent Selections . Bartholomew was named as one of the "fifty most influential people in the wine world" by Decanter Magazine. He is also widely considered to be one of the world's foremost authorities on Port and Madeira.Michael Broadbent's Pocket Vintage Wine Companion Michael Broadbent , Master of Wine, Author of numerous wine books including the recent release Michael Broadbent's Pocket Vintage Wine Companion </ By IntoWineTV Tags : bar , bartholomew , broadbent , chris , daumas , de , france , francisco , gassac , into , intowineTV , kolenda , lisa , mas , michael , organic , san , tavelli , wine , yield

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Viddler | February 18, 2008

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