Château Gassier is located a few kilometres from the city of a thousand fountains, Aix-en-Provence, and bears the values of the French Riviera and the Provencal Art de Vivre.
The vines flourish on an exceptional terroir, at the foot of the Sainte-Victoire mountain.
It is at an altitude of 946 metres, perched at the top of its western peak, that the Croix de Provence rises. In its Cuvée 946, Château Gassier has sought above all to capture all the elegance and the finest expression of the Sainte-Victoire terroir.
Vinification
Harvesting at night to harvest the grapes at low temperature. De-stemming and direct pressing (2-3 hours). Cold stabilisation (1 week) and settling. Part of the wine is fermented at low temperature (14-15°C) in concrete tanks, a second part is fermented in Austrian demi-muid.
Soil
Clay and limestone.
Grape variety
Grenache, Syrah, Rolle
Aging
The fermented part in Austrian oak barrels is then aged for 6 months. A stirring of the lees is done regularly every 2 weeks.