From Aix-en-Provence: Half-day Sidecar Wine Tour
Leave Aix-en-Provence aboard a vintage sidecar and discover the legendary Sainte-Victoire mountain, Cézanne’s muse, along with charming villages and local wine tastings.
Structure
Drinking window
Best 4 to 15 years from vintage.
vintage4 yrs15 yrs17 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: black cherry, garrigue, leather, black pepper
Palate: blackcurrant, wild herbs, cocoa, iron
Reserve du Mas is the estate's long-aged Les Baux red, blending Grenache, Mourvedre, Syrah and Cabernet from older vines and finished in oak barrels.
What it pairs with
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Roast leg of lamb with rosemary
Firm tannin frames the lamb fat; garrigue notes echo the herb crust. -
Beef bourguignon
Slow-braised beef and root vegetables meet the wine's leather and iron register. -
Wild boar civet
Game ragu and the wine's tobacco-tinged blackcurrant palate share a Provencal lineage.
History
Reserve du Mas was introduced in the early 1990s as the estate's prestige Les Baux red, drawn from older parcels and finished in oak barrels for greater cellar potential.
- 1990: First release of the Reserve du Mas cuvee
Facts
- Producer
- Mas de Gourgonnier · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Grenache, Mourvedre, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon
- Classification
- Les Baux-de-Provence AOC
- Oak
- Aged in oak barrels for 18 months
- ABV
- 14.0%
- Price
- EUR 22 to 32 at retail
- Drinking window
- 4-15 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1990
- Organic
- ECOCERT
Frequently asked about Mas de Gourgonnier Reserve du Mas
What does Mas de Gourgonnier Reserve du Mas taste like?
Black cherry, garrigue, leather and black pepper on the nose; blackcurrant, wild herbs, cocoa and iron on the palate. Full-bodied with firm tannins and a long savoury finish.
When should I drink Mas de Gourgonnier Reserve du Mas?
Drink between 4 and 15 years from vintage. The 18 months of oak ageing gives cellar potential; younger bottles benefit from 60 minutes of decanting.
What food pairs with Mas de Gourgonnier Reserve du Mas?
Roast leg of lamb with rosemary is the canonical pairing. Beef bourguignon and wild boar civet are equally strong matches.
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