Château de Saint Cosme Gigondas Hominis Fides

Gigondas Hominis Fides bottle image

Wine Description

Château de Saint Cosme is the leading estate of Gigondas and produces the benchmark wines of the appellation. The property has been in the hands of the Barruol family since 1490. Louis Barruol took over from his father in 1992 making a dramatic shift to quality and converting to biodynamics in 2010.

Château de Saint Cosme Gigondas Hominis Fides is where some of the oldest vines of the estate are found with an average vine age of 90-years. The vineyard is located across the road from Le Claux with Miocene-era sand mixed with clay and stones. Incidentally, the soil is identical to that of Château Rayas in Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

The wine is a field blend of predominately Grenache, made with whole cluster fermentation from indigenous yeasts, aged in 20% new 228-liter barrels, and bottled without fining or filtration. Only 10 barrels are produced each year.

Saint Cosme Stone Sign
Chapel de Saint Cosme
WInemaker Louis Barruol
Oak Barrels
Chai de Saint Cosme
Aerial View of Chapel de Saint Cosme
Winemaker Louis Barruol
Le Poste Vineyards and Dentelles de Montmirail
Father and Son, Henry and Louis Barruol
Gigondas Bottle
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Acclaim
“This varietal Grenache is sourced from 90-year-old vines planted in clay-limestone soils just across the road from famed Le Claux. Fermented in whole clusters, it’s Herculean in frame yet luminescent, offering sun-kissed red-cherry and strawberry flavors edged by sprays of salt, white pepper and smoke. While approachable already, it should hit peak from 2023 and improve well through 2035.”– (Editors’ Choice)
— Wine Enthusiast, May 2021
“This is dense and dark, with lots of currant and fig paste flavors that have melded with licorice root, singed apple wood and warm earth notes, followed by a long, tobacco- and garrigue- edged finish. Youthfully gusty, but with everything in place and plenty of energy, so this should cellar well.”
— Wine Spectator, Feb 2021
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Hominis Fides
Vineyard size
3 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous and Sand
Training method
Gobelet
Elevation:
990 feet
Vines/acre:
2000
Yield/acre:
0.1 tons
Exposure:
Northwestern
Harvest time:
Beginning of October
First vintage of this wine:
2003
Bottles produced of this wine:
1,200
Certifying Organizations:
Ecocert
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
Grenache
Fermentation container:
wooden vats
Maceration technique:
Pumpovers and Pigeages
Fining agent:
None
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Size of aging container:
228 Liters
Age of Aging Container:
20% new
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Analytical Data
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