Château de Saint Cosme Les Deux Albion Rouge

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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.”

Château de Saint Cosme Côtes-du-Rhône Les Deux Albion is a blend of Syrah, Grenache, Carignan, Mourvèdre, and Clairette from the three Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages communes of Plan de Dieu, Saint Maurice, and Cairanne. The whole clusters are co-fermented with indigenous yeasts and vinified in conical wooden vats and concrete tanks for 18 months.

Le Poste Vineyards and Dentelles de Montmirail

"This has a very attractive, dark-stone and black-fruit nose with rich and intense blackberries and licorice and some savory, rust-like, sanguine elements. There’s clay soil and iron to dry this. The richness and depth are impressive and there’s a wealth of intense, rich and very concentrated fruit on offer. Dark plums, blue fruit and long, succulent tannins. Spicy finish. An estate-grown blend of syrah, grenache, mourvedre, carignan and clairette."
— James Suckling, Oct 2019

“This has a very attractive, dark-stone and black-fruit nose with rich and intense blackberries and licorice and some savory, rust-like, sanguine elements. There’s clay soil and iron to dry this. The richness and depth are impressive and there’s a wealth of intense, rich and very concentrated fruit on offer. Dark plums, blue fruit and long, succulent tannins. Spicy finish. An estate-grown blend of syrah, grenache, mourvedre, carignan and clairette.”
— James Suckling, Oct 2019

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Soil composition

Schist

Training method

Gobelet

Elevation:

495 feet

Vines/acre:

1800

Exposure:

Eastern

Year vineyard planted:

1980

Harvest time:

Early October

First vintage of this wine:

1999

Bottles produced of this wine:

55,000

Certifying Organizations:

Ecocert

Varietal composition:

50% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre, 20% Grenache, 15% Carignan, 5% Clairette

Fermentation container:

Cement vats

Maceration technique:

Pumpovers and Pigeages

Fining agent:

None

Type of aging container:

Cement vats and wooden tanks

Length of aging before bottling:

18 months

pH level:

Acidity:

3.5 g/L

Alcohol:

15.3 %

Residual sugar:

1 g/L

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