Château de Saint Cosme - Gigondas

Château de Saint CosmeGigondas

4.0
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Gigondas of Château de Saint Cosme is a red wine from the region of Gigondas of Rhone Valley.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Cinsault.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Gigondas from the Château de Saint Cosme

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Gigondas of Château de Saint Cosme in the region of Rhone Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with oak taste

oak, tobacco

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with microbio taste

cream

Wine with floral taste

violet, lavender

Wine with vegetal taste

celery

On the nose the Gigondas of Château de Saint Cosme in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, savory or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of oak, vegetal or microbio.

Details and technical informations about Château de Saint Cosme's Gigondas.

Winemaker
Louis Barroul
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Gigondas - 2018
In the top 100 of of Gigondas wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Gigondas - 2017
In the top 100 of of Gigondas wines
Average rating: 411110
Gigondas - 2016
In the top 100 of of Gigondas wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Gigondas - 2015
In the top 100 of of Gigondas wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Gigondas - 2014
In the top 100 of of Gigondas wines
Average rating: 411110
Gigondas - 2013
In the top 100 of of Gigondas wines
Average rating: 411110
Gigondas - 2012
In the top 100 of of Gigondas wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Gigondas from Château de Saint Cosme are 2000, 2015, 2018, 2010 and 2003.

Informations about the Château de Saint Cosme

The winery offers 25 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Gigondas in the region of Rhone Valley
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The Château de Saint Cosme is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Gigondas to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Rhone Valley
In the top 5500 of of France wines
In the top 650 of of Gigondas wines
In the top 20000 of red wines
In the top 25000 wines of the world

The wine region of Gigondas

The wine region of Gigondas is located in the region of Rhône méridional of Rhone Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château de Saint Cosme or the Domaine la Bouissiere produce mainly wines red, pink and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Gigondas are Mourvèdre, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Clairette, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Gigondas often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, butter or baking spice and sometimes also flavors of bay leaf, star anise or pomegranate.


The wine region of Rhone Valley

The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in Southeastern France. It follows the North-south course of the Rhône for nearly 240 km, from Lyon to the Rhône delta (Bouches-du-Rhône), near the Mediterranean coast. The Length of the valley means that Rhône wines are the product of a wide variety of soil types and mesoclimates. The viticultural areas of the region cover such a distance that there is a widely accepted division between its northern and southern parts.

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The word of the wine: Stirring (champagne)

Manual operation (on a "desk") or mechanical (with a "gyropalette") which allows the deposit created by the yeasts (see tirage) to go down to the neck of the bottle for disgorging.

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