Château de Saint Cosme - Gigondas Valbelle

Château de Saint CosmeGigondas Valbelle

4.2
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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 Valbelle of Château de Saint Cosme is a red wine from the region of Gigondas of Rhone Valley.
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 Valbelle from the Château de Saint Cosme

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Gigondas Valbelle 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 oak taste

oak, tobacco

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with spices taste

pepper, thyme

Wine with microbio taste

cream

On the nose the Gigondas Valbelle of Château de Saint Cosme in the region of Rhone Valley often reveals types of flavors of cream, earth or cassis and sometimes also flavors of white pepper, thyme or dark fruit.

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

Winemaker
Louis Barroul
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot is a red grape variety with small black berries that appeared at the end of the 18th century. It is produced in most of the Bordeaux terroirs, where it represents 58% of the planted area, and its best terroir is located in Pomerol and Saint-Emilion on cool, clay-limestone soils. At the mythical Château Pétrus, the wine is made with 95% Merlot, with a dark, dense colour, aromas of red and black fruits and a superb range of flavours, the Merlot transforms during its ageing to give way to notes of prunes, undergrowth and spices. On the palate, it is supple with distinguished tannins. It is often blended with Cabernet Sauvignon. Merlot is no longer exclusive to Bordeaux, it is nowadays vinified all over the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Gigondas Valbelle - 2017
In the top 100 of of Gigondas wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Gigondas Valbelle - 2016
In the top 100 of of Gigondas wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Gigondas Valbelle - 2015
In the top 100 of of Gigondas wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Gigondas Valbelle - 2014
In the top 100 of of Gigondas wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Gigondas Valbelle - 2013
In the top 100 of of Gigondas wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Gigondas Valbelle - 2012
In the top 100 of of Gigondas wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Gigondas Valbelle - 2011
In the top 100 of of Gigondas wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Gigondas Valbelle from Château de Saint Cosme are 2015, 2014, 2011, 2005 and 1998.

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 5 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 2500 of of France wines
In the top 300 of of Gigondas wines
In the top 8000 of red wines
In the top 15000 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

In the traditional method, the operation aims to bring the deposits against the cork by the movement of the bottles placed on desks. The stirring can be manual or mechanical (using gyropalettes).

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