Saint Cosme Châteauneuf-du-Pape

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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.

The estate lies in the heart of Gigondas where 15 hectares of vineyard grow in the shade of the Dentelles de Montmirail mountain. In addition to the estate-grown wines labeled “Château de Saint Cosme,” Louis Barruol buys grapes from contracted growers, labeling these “négociant” wines simply as “Saint Cosme.”

Saint Cosme Châteauneuf-du-Pape comes from three climats, the most famous of which is the plateau of La Crau with its distinctive galets over clay, bringing power and structure to the blend. The climats of Valori and Christia are on sandy soils, giving the wine its perfume and freshness. The wine is a blend of Grenache Mourvèdre, Syrah, and Cinsaut, made with whole cluster fermentation from indigenous yeasts, is aged for 24 months in old 228-liter barrels, and bottled without fining or filtration.

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
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Vineyard & Production Info
Soil composition
Clay, Sand, and Stony
Training method
Gobelet
Elevation:
495 feet
Yield/acre:
0.1 tons
Exposure:
Various
First vintage of this wine:
2001
Bottles produced of this wine:
4,800
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
50% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre, 15% Syrah, 5% Cinsault
Fermentation container:
Cement vats
Maceration technique:
Pumpovers and Pigeages
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Length of aging before bottling:
24 mo
Age of Aging Container:
Used
Total SO2
82
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.84
Acidity:
65.05 g/L
Alcohol:
14.8 %
Dry extract:
30.2 g/L
Total SO2
82
Residual sugar:
1.89 g/L