Château de Saint Cosme Gigondas Le Claux

Gigondas Le Claux bottle image

Wine Description

Born from 80 year old vines in the Gigondas, the Château de St. Cosme Le Claux is predominately Grenache and truly a product of its environment. The terroir combines limestone rich soils, altitude, a north-western aspect and a Mediterranean climate to create a wine classic in style reminiscent of a great Morey St. Denis or a finely aged Barolo.

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
“Another wine that doesn’t lack for structure, the 2013 Gigondas Le Claux (99% Grenache and 1% Syrah) offers lots of camphor, graphite, ground pepper and limestone-like minerality to go with a medium to full-bodied, very fresh, focused and elegant style on the palate. As with the Hominis Fides, it shows more tannic grip with time in the glass, and will benefit from short term cellaring.”
— Wine Advocate, Mar 2016
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard size
25 acres
Soil composition
Limestone
Training method
Gobelet
Elevation:
825 feet
Vines/acre:
1600
Exposure:
Northwestern
Harvest time:
mid-October
Bottles produced of this wine:
44,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
40
Varietal composition:
Grenache
Fermentation container:
concrete vats
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
10 days
Maceration technique:
Pumpovers
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Size of aging container:
228 L
Type of oak:
French
Age of Aging Container:
New to 3 years
Length of bottle aging:
12 months
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.8
Alcohol:
14 %
Residual sugar:
1.5 g/L