When Aimé and Véronique Guibert acquired a property in the Gassac Valley near Aniane in 1974, the Languedoc was still largely dismissed as a bulk-wine region. What they built over the following decades — Mas de Daumas Gassac — came to be considered one of France's grand cru estates, proof that the south could make collectible vins de garde. Twenty years after that founding, the Guibert family created Moulin de Gassac to extend the same commitment to a broader slice of the Hérault.
Backstory
Moulin de Gassac was established in 1990. Its first cuvée, Figaro, was released in 1993 and received immediate recognition. The project was born from Aimé Guibert's determination to prevent the disappearance of local viticulture threatened by vine-pulling subsidies; by partnering with neighbouring growers in Villeveyrac and the Thau Lagoon area around Pinet, the family could source across the region while maintaining its non-negotiable standards. Mas de Daumas Gassac has used no synthetic chemicals since 1974. Today, Samuel Guibert and his brothers Gaël, Roman, and Basile manage the broader family operations, including Moulin de Gassac, having taken the reins from their parents in 2009.
The Region
Moulin de Gassac draws from two distinct zones of the Hérault. Red wines come from the hillside amphitheatre of Villeveyrac, whose clay-limestone soils are rich in bauxite and iron and face the Mediterranean. White and rosé wines originate from the Thau Lagoon area near Pinet, where alluvial clay soils mixed with pebbles give the wines freshness and salinity.
Vineyards and Farming
Grapes are sourced from long-standing partner growers who farm responsibly across the Hérault. Vineyard management employs mating disruption for pest control, bat nesting boxes, mechanical weeding, and grass cover. The family holds or pursues Terra Vitis certification for its grower partners and applies the same philosophy of minimal intervention it has championed at Mas de Daumas Gassac for five decades.
Winemaking
Plots are vinified separately and blended to create the final cuvées. The objective is finesse and elegance rather than extraction, with clean, non-manipulative vinification throughout. The family oversees each step of the process.
The Wines
The Guilhem collection — Rouge, Blanc, and Rosé under IGP Pays de l'Hérault — is the range's signature. A Picpoul de Pinet, a varietal Pinot Noir Pays d'Oc, and classic red and white blends round out the portfolio, each expressing a distinct parcel or variety from across the department.