Domaine Gassier, Nostre Pais White, Costières de Nîmes, Rhône, France, 2020

Overview the Wine
Domaine Gassier is the result of a shared passion between Tina and Michel Gassier. Located at the tail-end of the Rhône Valley, their vineyards face the marshes of Camargue and the Mediterranean Sea. They have a Rhône Terroir under maritime influence, situated in the southernmost Rhône appellation: Costières de Nîmes. Gassier vineyards have been organic certified since 2008 and are now transitioning towards regenerative farming.

They believe in minimal intervention to enhance freshness, balance, and minerality.

As of 2022, Isabel Gassier, the youngest and 5th generation of their family, has joined the Domaine. With great energy and humility, Isabel is leading the transition to regenerative farming. She embodies the next generation, constantly striving for positive change and innovation.

Natural.

Grape / Blend
60% Grenache Blanc, 20% Clairette, 7.5% Viognier, 7.5% Roussanne

Origin
Rhône, France

Winemaker's Tasting Notes
Nostre Païs White is more about freshness, purity and balance that about exuberance. It offers fabulous notes of fresh citrus, white flowers and flint. Medium-bodied and focused, its soft finish evinces a great deal of minerality. In 2020, the whites and rosés were tense, particularly the Grenache. Roussanne and Viognier are very sprightly and don’t have the usual opulence. Lots of elegance and balance! 2020 is a vintage focused on freshness with almost Burgundian accents.

Pair with rabbit, chicken, rockfish, halibut and shrimp.

91 Points - Jeb Dunnuck
Also terrific, the 2020 Costières De Nîmes Nostre Païs Blanc is 65% Grenache Blanc, 20% Clairette, and the rest Viognier and Roussanne. Clean, crisp citrus and stone fruits as well as floral nuances define the bouquet, and it’s medium-bodied, balanced, and elegant on the palate, with good acidity. I’d be thrilled to drink a bottle any time over the coming couple of years and certainly wouldn’t be surprised to see it evolve nicely for longer.

91 Points - James Suckling 
It’s hard to believe that this refreshing white wine, with its orange-blossom nose and lively medium-bodied palate, has 14% alcohol. Positive touches of tannin and minerals give clear contours to the supple finish. From organically grown grapes.

Product size: 750ml