Chateau de Nages - Domaine Gassier

Cristina and Michel Gassier
Chemin des Canaux (D135) 30132 Caissargues
Tel. +33 466 384 430
Direct sale: May - September: Monday - Saturday 10.00-12.00 and 15.00-19.00
See website regarding the rest of the year.
Mail: info@michelgassier.com
Web: http://www.michelgassier.com/
Blog: http://www.michelgassier.com/blog/

     

Michel Gassier is the 4th generation of the Gassier family at Chateau de Nages.
This quite big property contains around 100 ha from from where different kinds og fruit are produced. A member of the family Bertrand Gassier is responsable for this production. Michel Gassier is responsable for vineyards and wine production from the 70 of vineyards belonging to the family firm Chateau des Nages.
The vineyards are certificeret agriculture biologique since 2011.
Before Michel Gassier started at Chateau des Nages he and Cristina had lived for some years in USA. Returning back to France they bought some vineyards. These vineyards are not a part of Chateau des Nages but belong to Vignobles Michel Gassier, owned by Cristina and Michel Gassier. The wines are made at Chateau des Nages.
A domain of 50 ha Chateau Bech had to be sold and it was bought by Gassier in 2012. In a video on youtube Michel tells why he wanted to buy these vineyards.
Included these vineyards Vignobles Michel Gassier covers around 100 ha.
Philippe Cambie has been a friend and advisor of Michel Gassier since 2006.
The cooperation by the two has resulted in creation af a negociantfirm Halos de Jupiter. Cambie finds the wines by his clients and they are sold via the sales departement of Gassier. These wines are not sold in France

Wines 2019

Chateau de Nages

Costières de Nîmes Vieille Vignes
2016: 70% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 15% Carignan.
25% aged in barriques for 12 month

Costières de Nîmes Rosé Vieille Vignes
2018: 65% Grenache, 25% Mourvedre, 10% Cinsault. Direct press.

Costières de Nîmes Blanc Vieille Vignes
2017: 45% Grenache Blanc, 25% Roussanne, 20% Viognier, 10% Clairette
Roussanne and Viognier fermented and aged in barriques. The rest in concrete

Costières de Nîmes JT
2015: 95% Syrah og 5% Mourvedre. 50% aged for 12 months in barriques.

Costières de Nîmes Blanc JT
2016: 60% Roussanne, 20% Viognier 20% Grenache Blanc.
Fermentes and then aged in barriques for 8 months.

VDF Liberty Nages
Syrah, Grenache, Carignan, Merlot.

VDF Rosé Liberty Nages
Grenache, Syrah, Merlot.

VDF Blanc Liberty Nages
Grenache, Roussanne, Colombard

VDF Gourmandi Nages
Viognier, Roussanne, Colombard. Fermentation stopped by 10% alc. 50g/l residential sugar

Domaine Gassier

Costières de Nîmes Lou Coucardié 
2015: 50% Mourvedre, 35% Grenache,15% Syrah. 
Aged for 12 months in 400l or 500l barriques

Costières de Nîmes Blanc Lou Coucardié
2017: 40% Roussanne, 40% Grenache Blanc, 20% Viognier
Fermented and then aged in 500l barriques for 9 months

Costières de Nîmes Nostre Païs
2016: 55% Grenache, 25% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre, 5% Cinsault, 5% Carignan
Aged for 12 month in 2-3-years-old barriques.

Costières de Nîmes Blanc Nostre Païs
2017: 45% Grenache Blanc, 30% Roussanne, 10% Clairette, 10% Viognier
5% Bourboulenc. 50% aged in barriques for 8 months

Costières de Nîmes Syrah
2017: 97%: Syrah, 3% Grenache. 50% aged in barriques for 9 months

Costières de Nîmes Blanc Viognier
2018: 100% Viognier. 

Costières de Nîmes Rosé Grenache
2018: 97% Grenache, 3% Syrah. 50% direct press.