On this Sunday night I have opened the 2013 Michel Gassier Nostre Païs Rhone White Blend. A blend of 60% Grenache Blanc, 20% Clairette, 15% Roussanne and 5% Viognier. From Costières-de-Nïmes, France.
On the nose there is lemon curd, yellow apple, citrus, honey, beeswax, licorice and minerals.
On the palate there is lemon, white peach, pear, honeydew melon, fennel, limestone and wet gravel.
This wine is medium bodied with a creamy mouthfeel, medium+acidity and a long citrus mineral finish. I hope everyone is doing well? Let's make the week ahead a beautiful one. Please stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🥂🥂🥂🥂
On this Sunday night I have opened the 2013 Michel Gassier Nostre Païs Rhone White Blend. A blend of 60% Grenache Blanc, 20% Clairette, 15% Roussanne and 5% Viognier. From Costières-de-Nïmes, France.
On the nose there is lemon curd, yellow apple, citrus, honey, beeswax, licorice and minerals.
On the palate there is lemon, white peach, pear, honeydew melon, fennel, limestone and wet gravel.
This wine is medium bodied with a creamy mouthfeel, medium+acidity and a long citrus mineral finish. I hope everyone is doing well? Let's make the week ahead a beautiful one. Please stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🥂🥂🥂🥂
May 23rd, 2021
The composition of Michel Gassier's Nostre Païs Costières de Nîmes Blanc changes from year to year—2014 is 60% Grenache blanc, 20% Clairette, 15% Roussanne and 5% Viognier. That's a shift from previous vintages with no Clariette, and yet this wine's personality and intensity remain intact. A melange of bruised pear, ripe melon and yellow peach accented by honey, anise and a whiff of kerosene. The palate is fleshy and lush, but nicely balanced by bright acidity, candied grapefruit peel, and mineral tones.
The composition of Michel Gassier's Nostre Païs Costières de Nîmes Blanc changes from year to year—2014 is 60% Grenache blanc, 20% Clairette, 15% Roussanne and 5% Viognier. That's a shift from previous vintages with no Clariette, and yet this wine's personality and intensity remain intact. A melange of bruised pear, ripe melon and yellow peach accented by honey, anise and a whiff of kerosene. The palate is fleshy and lush, but nicely balanced by bright acidity, candied grapefruit peel, and mineral tones.
2 people found it helpfulDec 12th, 2016
Had with oysters and was divine. Great lees undertone and extremely aromatic, hitting all the right notes. Well played, sir.
Had with oysters and was divine. Great lees undertone and extremely aromatic, hitting all the right notes. Well played, sir.
2 people found it helpfulOct 21st, 2016
Bruised pear with a slight honey note. Some lees character and phenolic bitterness also comes through on the palate. Fairly simple but a nice summer white
Bruised pear with a slight honey note. Some lees character and phenolic bitterness also comes through on the palate. Fairly simple but a nice summer white
1 person found it helpfulJun 18th, 2017
2010 vintage. 90% Grenache Blanc, 5% Roussanne, 5% Viognier. Should have drunk this already, but hanging in there.
2010 vintage. 90% Grenache Blanc, 5% Roussanne, 5% Viognier. Should have drunk this already, but hanging in there.
Mar 19th, 2016
Costières-de-Nîmes, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
